Comparative hydraulic and anatomic properties in palm trees (Washingtonia robusta) of varying heights: Implications for hydraulic limitation to increased height growth

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 911-921

  Renninger, Heidi J ^a   Phillips, Nathan ^a   Hodel, Donald R ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

HLH; Leaf water potential; LMA; Mexican fan palm; Sap flow; Stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ASSIMILATION RATE; COMPLEX STRUCTURE; ENERGETIC COSTS; EPIDERMAL CELLS; FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE; GUARD CELL LENGTH; HEIGHT GROWTH; HLH; HYDRAULIC LIMITATIONS; LEAF DRY MASS; LEAF WATER POTENTIAL; MODEL ORGANISMS; MOVING WATER; PALM-TREE; PATH LENGTH; PER UNIT; PHYSICAL LAWS; SAP FLOW; SAP FLUX; STOMATAL CLOSURES; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; STOMATAL DENSITY; TREE HEIGHT; TREE SPECIES; WATER FLOWS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

FORESTRY; FRICTION; MILITARY ENGINEERING;

HYDRAULICS;

BIODIVERSITY; FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; LEAVES; MILITARY ENGINEERING; PALMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER FLOW;

TRACHYCARPUS; WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA;

EID: 76649112040     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-009-0333-0     Document Type: Article

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