Contrasting hydraulic strategies in two tropical lianas and their host trees

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 374-383

  Johnson, Daniel M ^a   Domec, Jean Christophe ^a,b   Woodruff, David R ^c   McCulloh, Katherine A ^d   Meinzer, Frederick C ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anacardium excelsum; Drought stress; Embolism; Gas exchange; Prionostemma aspera; Transpiration; Trichostigma octandrum; Water relations

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ABUNDANCE; ADAPTATION; COEXISTENCE; DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGE; HOST PLANT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAINFALL; ROOT SYSTEM; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL FOREST; VINE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ANACARDIUM; ARTICLE; CELASTRACEAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOLACCACEAE; PLANT STOMA; TROPIC CLIMATE; XYLEM;

ANACARDIUM; CELASTRACEAE; PHYTOLACCACEAE; PLANT STOMATA; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER; XYLEM;

EID: 84874989589     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200590     Document Type: Article

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