Hierarchical statistical modeling of xylem vulnerability to cavitation: Methods

New Phytologist

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 541-554

  Ogle, Kiona ^a   Barber, Jarrett J ^a   Willson, Cynthia ^b   Thompson, Brenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayesian statistics; Cavitation; Embolism; Hierarchical Bayes; Hydraulic conductivity; Juniperus scopulorum (Rocky Mountain juniper); Vulnerability curve

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CAVITATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DATA SET; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MODELING; PARAMETERIZATION; ROOT SYSTEM; STEM; VULNERABILITY; WATER FLOW; WEIBULL THEORY; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; JUNIPERUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; XYLEM;

BAYES THEOREM; JUNIPERUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; WATER; XYLEM;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS SCOPULORUM;

EID: 63449126560     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2008.02760.x     Document Type: Article

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