Growth maximization trumps maintenance of leaf conductance in the tallest angiosperm

Oecologia

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 321-331

  Koch, George W ^a   Sillett, Stephen C ^b   Antoine, Marie E ^b   Williams, Cameron B ^c  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus regnans; Growth maximization; Hydraulic balance; Leaf area to sapwood area ratio; Tree height

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT STOMA; TREE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WOOD;

BIOMASS; EUCALYPTUS; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT STOMATA; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; TREES; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER; WOOD;

EID: 84925536429     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3181-6     Document Type: Article

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