Xylem traits, leaf longevity and growth phenology predict growth and mortality response to defoliation in northern temperate forests

Tree Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 1151-1165

  Foster, Jane R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecophysiology; forest models; hydraulic architecture; insect disturbance; non structural carbohydrates; phenology

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; GROWTH; INSECT; LEAF; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PHENOLOGY; STREET VENDOR; TEMPERATE FOREST; XYLEM;

EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA;

CONIFEROPHYTA; HEXAPODA; LARIX; QUERCUS; SYMPHYTA;

ASIA; FOREST; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NORTH AMERICA; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; TREE; XYLEM;

ASIA; FORESTS; NORTH AMERICA; PLANT LEAVES; TREES; XYLEM;

EID: 85030566873     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpx043     Document Type: Article

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