Drought-induced xylem cavitation and hydraulic deterioration: Risk factors for urban trees under climate change?

New Phytologist

Volumn 205, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1106-1116

  Savi, Tadeja ^a   Bertuzzi, Stefano ^a   Branca, Salvatore ^a   Tretiach, Mauro ^a   Nardini, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate change; Dieback; Embolism; Hydraulic deterioration; Quercus ilex; Towns; Urban trees; Xylem vulnerability

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; GAS EXCHANGE; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; TREE; URBAN AREA; WATER STRESS;

QUERCUS ILEX;

CHLOROPHYLL; GAS; SOIL; WATER; WATER VAPOR;

CITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FLUORESCENCE; GAS; ITALY; METABOLISM; OAK; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STEM; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SOIL; TREE; WATER VAPOR; WOOD; XYLEM;

CHLOROPHYLL; CITIES; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHTS; FLUORESCENCE; GASES; ITALY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOIL; STEAM; TREES; WATER; WOOD; XYLEM;

EID: 84920972798     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.13112     Document Type: Article

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