A species-level model for metabolic scaling of trees II. Testing in a ring- and diffuse-porous species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1066-1076

  von Allmen, Erica I ^a   Sperry, John S ^a   Smith, Duncan D ^a   Savage, Van M ^b   Enquist, Brian J ^c   Reich, Peter B ^d,e   Bentley, Lisa P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c The University of Arizona   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allometry; Ecohydrology; Hydraulic architecture; Metabolic scaling theory; Plant water transport; Ring porous and diffuse porous trees; Sap flow; Vascular networks; WBE model

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; ANATOMY; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOHYDROLOGY; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; PHYTOMASS; PRESSURE DROP; SAP FLOW; VASCULAR PLANT; WATER USE; XYLEM;

ACER; ACER GRANDIDENTATUM; QUERCUS GAMBELII;

EID: 84866937283     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.02021.x     Document Type: Article

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