Threats to xylem hydraulic function of trees under 'new climate normal' conditions

Plant Cell and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1713-1724

  Zwieniecki, Maciej A ^a   Secchi, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought; Water relations; Xylem transport

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; XYLEM;

CLIMATE CHANGE; TREES; XYLEM;

EID: 84938637181     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: 13653040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pce.12412     Document Type: Review

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