Xylem hydraulic conductivity and embolism in riparian plants and their responses to drought stress in desert of Northwest China

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 984-993

  Zhou, Honghua ^a   Chen, Yaning ^a   Li, Weihong ^a   Ayup, Mubarek ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Arid inland river basin; Embolism; Hydraulic conductivity; Riparian plants; Xylem

Indexed keywords

ARID INLAND RIVER BASINS; EMBOLISM; GROUND WATER DEPTHS; LOWER REACHES OF THE TARIM RIVERS; POPULUS EUPHRATICA; RIPARIAN PLANTS; WATER TRANSPORTATION; XYLEM;

DISEASES; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RIVERS;

DROUGHT;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BASIN; ROOT SYSTEM; WATER DEPTH; XYLEM;

CHINA; GANSU; HEI RIVER; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

ALHAGI SPARSIFOLIA; KARELINIA CASPIA; POPULUS; POPULUS EUPHRATICA; TAMARIX;

EID: 84890160480     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1412     Document Type: Article

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