TRACHEID and PIT ANATOMY VARY in TANDEM in A TALL SEQUOIADENDRON GIGANTEUM TREE

IAWA Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 172-185

  Lazzarin, Martina ^a   Crivellaro, Alan ^a   Williams, Cameron B ^b   Dawson, Todd E ^b   Mozzi, Giacomo ^a   Anfodillo, Tommaso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometric scaling; hydraulic resistance; margo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84977536751     PISSN: 09281541     EISSN: 22941932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/22941932-20160129     Document Type: Article

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