The development of seasonal tree water deficit in Callitris intratropica

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 953-964

  Drew, David M ^a   Richards, Anna E ^a   Downes, Geoffrey M ^a,b   Cook, Garry D ^a   Baker, Patrick ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b CRC for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

dendrometer; leaf water potential; stem size variation; tree water deficit; tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANNUAL VARIATION; CLIMATE VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER; STEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREE RING; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CUPRESSACEAE; DEHYDRATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SEASON; TROPIC CLIMATE;

AUSTRALIA; CUPRESSACEAE; DEHYDRATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; SEASONS; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

CALLITRIS INTRATROPICA; CONIFEROPHYTA; CUPRESSACEAE;

EID: 80053250051     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr031     Document Type: Article

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