Ecological differentiation in xylem cavitation resistance is associated with stem and leaf structural traits

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-148

  Markesteijn, Lars ^a,b   Poorter, Lourens ^a,b   Paz, Horacio ^c   Sack, Lawren ^d   Bongers, Frans ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Instituto Boliviano de Investigacion Forestal Bolivia   (Bolivia)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Cavitation; Deciduousness; Functional traits; Hydraulic conductivity; Leaf water potential; Shade tolerance; Tropical dry deciduous forest; Wood density

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CAVITATION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; DRY MATTER; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; EVERGREEN TREE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHADE TOLERANCE; STEM; TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VULNERABILITY; WOOD; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; DROUGHT; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SEASON; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE; XYLEM;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BOLIVIA; DROUGHTS; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SEASONS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 78649995415     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2010.02231.x     Document Type: Article

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