Multiple strategies for drought survival among woody plant species

Functional Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 517-526

  Pivovaroff, Alexandria L ^a   Pasquini, Sarah C ^a   De Guzman, Mark E ^a   Alstad, Karrin P ^a   Stemke, Jenessa S ^a   Santiago, Louis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Drought induced mortality; Hydraulic conductance; Mediterranean type ecosystems; Photosynthesis; Plant water potential; Transpiration; Xylem cavitation

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOTONE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GLOBAL CHANGE; GROWING SEASON; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHRUB; SURVIVAL; TRANSPIRATION; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 84939131433     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.12518     Document Type: Article

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