An annual pattern of native embolism in upper branches of four tall conifer species

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1007-1015

  McCulloh, Katherine A ^a   Johnson, Daniel M ^b,c   Meinzer, Frederick C ^b   Lachenbruch, Barbara ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies grandis; Hydraulic conductivity; Pseudotsuga menziesii; Thuja plicata; Tsuga heterophylla; Wood density

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABSORPTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ANNUAL VARIATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; GROWTH RATE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; CONIFER; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE; WOOD; XYLEM;

CONIFEROPHYTA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WOOD; XYLEM;

UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

ABIES GRANDIS; CONIFERALES; CONIFEROPHYTA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 84863338379     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000503     Document Type: Article

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