Vessel diameter and xylem hydraulic conductivity increase with tree height in tropical rainforest trees in Sulawesi, Indonesia

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 205, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 506-512

  Zach, Alexandra ^a   Schuldt, Bernhard ^a   Brix, Sarah ^a   Horna, Viviana ^a   Culmsee, Heike ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydraulic architecture; Leaf specific conductivity; Perhumid climate; Tree size; Vessel density; Vessel size

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DIAMETER; HEIGHT; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST; XYLEM;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; INDONESIA; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

EID: 77955983719     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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