Xylem embolism threshold for catastrophic hydraulic failure in angiosperm trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 672-683

  Urli, Morgane ^a,b   Porté, Annabel J ^a,b   Cochard, Herve ^c   Guengant, Yann ^a   Burlett, Regis ^b   Delzon, Sylvain ^a,b  

^a UMR 1202 BIOGECO   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c PIAF   (France)

Author keywords

cavitation resistance; drought resistance; hydraulic failure; mortality; recovery; water stress

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIOACCUMULATION; CARBON SINK; CAVITATION; DESICCATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; SURVIVAL; THRESHOLD; TREE; XYLEM;

EID: 84882777538     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpt030     Document Type: Article

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