Contrasting drought survival strategies of sympatric willows (genus: Salix): Consequences for coexistence and habitat specialization

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 604-614

  Savage, Jessica A ^a,b   Cavender Bares, Jeannine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

co occurrence; dieback; drought; hydraulics; willow

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIEBACK; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RESOURCE USE; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; SYMPATRY; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOTA; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; UNITED STATES; WILLOW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOTA; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; MINNESOTA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SALIX;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

SALIX;

EID: 79960770137     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr056     Document Type: Article

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