Constraints on physiological function associated with branch architecture and wood density in tropical forest trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1609-1617

  Meinzer, Frederick C ^a   Campanello, Paula I ^b   Domec, Jean Christophe ^c   Gatti, M Genoveva ^b   Goldstein, Guillermo ^b,d   Villalobos Vega, Randol ^d   Woodruff, David R ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Functional convergence; Hydraulic architecture; Osmotic potential; Photosynthesis; Transpiration; Water potential

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; LEAF; MOISTURE; OSMOSIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TROPICAL FOREST; WOOD;

EID: 57649130877     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.11.1609     Document Type: Article

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