Functional responses of Sycamore maple and Italian alder to the Mediterranean climate

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1907-1916

  Rita, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acer pseudoplatanus L; Alnus cordata Desf; Hydraulic conductivity; Trade off; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; DROUGHT; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLASTICITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; ALNUS CORDATA DESF; DROUGHT INDUCED EMBOLISM; HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE; INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; TRADE OFF; WOOD ANATOMY;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84948386819     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-015-1271-7     Document Type: Article

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