Drought-induced embolism in current-year shoots of two Mediterranean evergreen oaks

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 285, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-10

  Pinto, Clara A ^a   David, Jorge S ^b,d   Cochard, Hervé ^c   Caldeira, Maria C ^b,d   Henriques, Manuel O ^b,d   Quilhó, Teresa ^d,e   Paço, Teresa A ^b,f   Pereira, João S ^b,d   David, Teresa S ^a,d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGAÇÃO AGRÁRIA E VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^c PIAF   (France)

^d Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

^f INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity; Hydraulic safety margins; Quercus ilex; Quercus suber; Vulnerability curves; Xylem anatomy

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; SAFETY MARGIN; VULNERABILITY CURVES; XYLEM ANATOMY;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLANTS (BOTANY);

DISEASES;

ANATOMY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN FOREST; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; GROWTH RATE; SURVIVAL; VULNERABILITY; WATER AVAILABILITY; XYLEM;

CONDUCTIVITY; DISEASES; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS SUBER; SEASONAL VARIATION; XYLEM;

PORTUGAL;

ILEX; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ILEX; QUERCUS SUBER;

EID: 84865546707     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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