Linking hydraulic conductivity and photosynthesis to water-source partitioning in trees versus seedlings

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 763-773

  Drake, Paul L ^a   Froend, Ray H ^b   Franks, Peter J ^c  

^a Crop Variety Testing Group   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

phreatophyte; stable isotopes; water potential; water table

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; GROUND WATER; WATER;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; EVERGREEN TREE; GROUNDWATER; HABITAT TYPE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHREATIC ZONE; RAINFALL; SEEDLING; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; STABLE ISOTOPE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER RESOURCE; WATER TABLE; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUCALYPTUS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SEEDLING; SOIL; TREE; XYLEM;

DEUTERIUM; EUCALYPTUS; GROUNDWATER; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SEEDLING; SOIL; TREES; WATER; XYLEM;

EUCALYPTUS GOMPHOCEPHALA;

EID: 80051975929     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr068     Document Type: Article

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