Is leaf water repellency related to vapor pressure deficit and crown exposure in tropical forests?

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 645-649

  Rosado, Bruno Henrique Pimentel ^a   Oliveira, Rafael Silva ^a   Marinho Aidar, Marcos Pereira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Abaxial surface; Adaxial surface; Atlantic Rain forest; Leaf morphological traits; Leaf wettability

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; COEXISTENCE; COLONIZATION; DIFFUSION; DISEASE INCIDENCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; IRRADIANCE; MORPHOLOGY; OVERSTORY; RAINFOREST; STOMATA; TROPICAL FOREST; VAPOR PRESSURE; WAX; WETTABILITY;

EID: 78649777309     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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