Comparative hydraulic architecture of tropical tree species representing a range of successional stages and wood density

Oecologia

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-37

  McCulloh, Katherine A ^a   Meinzer, Frederick C ^b   Sperry, John S ^c   Lachenbruch, Barbara ^a   Voelker, Steven L ^a   Woodruff, David R ^b   Domec, Jean Christophe ^d,e,f  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f ENITA de Bordeaux   (France)

Author keywords

Sap flux; Vessel diameter; Whole plant hydraulic conductance; Wood anatomy; Wood density

Indexed keywords

RAIN; WATER;

ANATOMY; CARBON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORRELATION; DIAMETER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUCCESSION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WOOD;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; HISTOLOGY; PANAMA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WOOD;

ECOSYSTEM; PANAMA; RAIN; SEASONS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 80051671889     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-1973-5     Document Type: Article

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