Ultrasonic acoustic emissions in drought-stressed trees - More than signals from cavitation?

New Phytologist

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1070-1079

  Zweifel, R ^a,c   Zeugin, F ^b,c  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cavitation; Drought stress; Embolism; Tree water deficit; Ultrasonic acoustic emission (UAE)

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CAVITATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; GROWTH RESPONSE; MICROCLIMATE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RESPIRATION; SAP FLOW; ULTRASONICS; WATER COLUMN; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEHYDRATION; METABOLISM; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; SCOTS PINE; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; TREE; ULTRASOUND; XYLEM;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BIOMECHANICS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DEHYDRATION; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS; TREES; ULTRASONICS; WATER; XYLEM;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 49249139419     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02521.x     Document Type: Article

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