Why do trees decline or dieback after a strong wind? Water status of Hinoki cypress standing after a typhoon

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 701-706

  Ueda, Masafumi ^a   Shibata, Ei'ichi ^b  

^a Nara Forest Research Institute   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chamaecyparis obtusa; Diameter change; Hydraulic resistance; Water stress

Indexed keywords

DIEBACK; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; TREE; TYPHOON; WATER STRESS;

CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 9244246858     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.6.701     Document Type: Article

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