Sapwood capacitance is greater in evergreen sclerophyll species growing in high compared to low-rainfall environments

Functional Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 734-744

  Richards, Anna E ^a,d   Wright, Ian J ^a   Lenz, Tanja I ^a   Zanne, Amy E ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cumulative water release; Midday water potential; Plant hydraulic strategies; Pre dawn water potential; Stem water storage; Wood density

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; PHENOLOGY; RAINFALL; SHRUB; SOIL NUTRIENT; STEM; TOLERANCE; TRADE-OFF; VULNERABILITY; XYLEM;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84900536900     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12193     Document Type: Article

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