Increased susceptibility to drought-induced mortality in Sequoia sempervirens (Cupressaceae) trees under Cenozoic atmospheric carbon dioxide starvation

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 582-591

  Quirk, Joe ^a   McDowell, Nate G ^b   Leake, Jonathan R ^a   Hudson, Patrick J ^c   Beerling, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere biosphere feedbacks; Carbon starvation; Drought; Elevated CO2; Forest die off; Global change; Hydraulic failure; Low CO2; Sequoia sempervirens; Tree mortality

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT; GLACIATION; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PALYNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLEISTOCENE; POLLEN; SAPLING;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMISTRY; DROUGHT; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; PLANT STOMA; SEQUOIA; TIME; TREE;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHTS; PLANT STEMS; PLANT STOMATA; SEQUOIA; TIME FACTORS; TREES; WATER;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84874841906     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200435     Document Type: Article

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