A global analysis of xylem vessel length in woody plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1583-1591

  Jacobsen, Anna L ^a   Brandon Pratt, R ^a   Tobin, Michael F ^a   Hacke, Uwe G ^b   Ewers, Frank W ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cavitation resistance; Hydraulic architecture; Hydraulic conductivity; Vessel diameter; Vessel length; Water relations

Indexed keywords

CAVITATION; DATA SET; DIAMETER; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYLOGENETICS; POROSITY; SAMPLING; WOODY PLANT; XYLEM;

ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT STEM; WOOD; XYLEM;

ANGIOSPERMS; ORGAN SIZE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT STEMS; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84867625398     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200140     Document Type: Article

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