Leaf hydraulic vulnerability influences species' bioclimatic limits in a diverse group of woody angiosperms

Oecologia

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Blackman, Chris J ^a   Brodribb, Tim J ^a   Jordan, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Angiosperms; Functional traits; Hydraulic dysfunction; Water stress

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ADAPTATION; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; HETEROGENEITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIMITING FACTOR; PHYLOGENETICS; RAINFALL; RAINFOREST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VULNERABILITY; WATER FLOW; WATER STRESS; WOODY PLANT;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PERU; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TEMPERATURE; TREE;

ANGIOSPERMS; CLIMATE; DEHYDRATION; DROUGHTS; PERU; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; RAIN; TASMANIA; TEMPERATURE; TREES;

AUSTRALIA; PERU; TASMANIA;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84855568154     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2064-3     Document Type: Article

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