The hydrostatic gradient, not light availability, drives height-related variation in Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae) leaf anatomy

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1087-1097

  Oldham, Alana R ^a   Sillett, Stephen C ^a   Tomescu, Alexandru M F ^a   Koch, George W ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cupressaceae; Hydrostatic gradient; Leaf expansion; Mesophyll porosity; Sequoia sempervirens; Sun leaves; Tracheid collapse; Transfusion tissue; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATION; ANATOMY; CONIFEROUS TREE; GRAVITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LEAF MORPHOLOGY; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; POROSITY; TOLERANCE; WATER STRESS; XYLEM;

CUPRESSACEAE; SEQUOIA SEMPERVIRENS;

EID: 77954643030     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900214     Document Type: Article

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