Gender-specific patterns of aboveground allocation, canopy conductance and water use in a dominant riparian tree species: Acer negundo

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1383-1394

  Hultine, K R ^a   Bush, S E ^a   West, A G ^b   Burtch, K G ^a   Pataki, D E ^c   Ehleringer, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dioecy; Hydraulic architecture; Sap flux; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIOECY; DOMINANCE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SAP FLOW; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER USE;

INTERMOUNTAIN WEST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO;

WATER;

ACER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; PLANT STOMA; SEASON; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; WOOD; XYLEM;

ACER; BIOMASS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT STOMATA; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WATER; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 52949109817     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.9.1383     Document Type: Article

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