Stem xylem conductivity is key to plant water balance across Australian angiosperm species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 343-352

  Gleason, Sean M ^a   Butler, Don W ^a   Ziemińska, Kasia ^a   Waryszak, Pawe ^a   Westoby, Mark ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Darcy's law; Hydraulic conductivity; Precipitation; Temperature; Vessel diameter; Vessel lumen fraction; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ARIDITY; BIOME; DARCY LAW; DICOTYLEDON; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEAF AREA; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); STEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER BUDGET; XYLEM;

AUSTRALIA;

DICOTYLEDONEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 84859103989     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01962.x     Document Type: Article

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