Thirsty roots and hungry leaves: Unravelling the roles of carbon and water dynamics in tree mortality

New Phytologist

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 294-297

  O'Grady, Anthony P ^a   Mitchell, Patrick J M ^a   Pinkard, Elizabeth A ^a   Tissue, David T ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon starvation; Ecosystem resilience; Hydraulic failure; Low CO2; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON STARVATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HYDRAULIC FAILURE; LOW CO2; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRUCE;

CARBON STARVATION; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; HYDRAULIC FAILURE; LOW CO2; MORTALITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; PICEA; WATER;

EID: 84884377811     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12451     Document Type: Note

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