Patterns in water relations of central Himalayan trees

Tropical Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-182

  Singh, Surendra P ^a,c   Zobel, Donald B ^b   Garkoti, Satish C ^a,d   Tewari, Ashish ^a   Negi, C M S ^a,e  

^a KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c H N B GARHWAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d ASSAM UNIVERSITY   (India)

^e Uttaranchal Seeds and TDC Corporation   (India)

Author keywords

Conifers; Deciduous trees; Leaf conductance; Oaks; Osmotic potential; Tissue elasticity; Tree species distribution; Water potential; Xylem conductance

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANGIOSPERM; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT; GROWTH; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER RELATIONS; XYLEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

CARPINUS VIMINEA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CORNUS; CORNUS MACROPHYLLA; CUPRESSUS; CUPRESSUS TORULOSA; FRAXINUS; MACHILUS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PINUS ROXBURGHII; QUERCUS; QUERCUS LEUCOTRICHOPHORA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON ARBOREUM; SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 38549090540     PISSN: 05643295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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