Are differences in productivity between native and exotic trees in N.W. Patagonia related to differences in hydraulic conductance?

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 483-490

  Gyenge, J E ^a,b   Fernandez M E ^a,b   Schlichter, T M ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Drought avoidance; Forest replacement; Patagonia; Stomatal conductance; Water relations

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; DROUGHT; ELASTIC MODULI; FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; REFORESTATION; REUSABILITY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

DIAMETER GROWTH; EXOTIC SPECIES; EXOTIC TREES; FIELD CONDITIONS; GROWING SEASONS; HYDRAULIC CHARACTERISTICS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTANCE; HYDRAULIC LIMITATIONS; IN ORDER; PATAGONIA (CO); PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATES; PINUS PONDEROSA; RELATIVELY CONSTANT; SPRINGER (CO); STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; THRESHOLD VALUE(T); TREES GROWING; WATER POTENTIAL (WP); WATER SOURCES; WATER USES;

FLUID MECHANICS;

BUOYANCY; DROUGHT; ELASTIC STRENGTH; FLUID MECHANICS; FORESTATION; FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; TREES; WATER;

AUSTROCEDRUS CHILENSIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 46649095243     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-008-0208-9     Document Type: Article

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