Adaptive variation in the vulnerability of woody plants to xylem cavitation

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2184-2199

  Maherali, Hafiz ^a   Pockman, William T ^b   Jackson, Robert B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Climate; Correlated evolution; Hydraulic conductivity; Independent contrasts; Potential evapotranspiration; Precipitation; Temperature; Vegetation; Water stress induced xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; WATER SUPPLY; WOODY PLANT; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 4143138791     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/02-0538     Document Type: Article

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