The evolution of bark mechanics and storage across habitats in a clade of tropical trees

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 764-777

  Rosell, Julieta A ^a,c   Olson, Mark E ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Bark; Bark thickness; Biomechanics; Bursera; Dry forest; Ecological strategies; Trade offs; Trait ecology; Water storage

Indexed keywords

BARK; CLADISTICS; HABITAT TYPE; MOISTURE CONTENT; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TREE; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER STORAGE;

WATER;

BARK; BURSERA; FOREST; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE; WOOD;

BURSERA; FORESTS; PLANT BARK; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 84900830950     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400109     Document Type: Article

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