Drought resistance in early and late secondary successional species from a tropical dry forest: the interplay between xylem resistance to embolism, sapwood water storage and leaf shedding.

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Summary

The data suggest that ranking species' performance under soil drought based solely on xylem resistance to embolism may be misleading, especially for species with high sapwood water storage capacity.

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2013-02-01
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Keywords

Xylem, Resistance (ecology), Biology, Ecological succession, Drought tolerance

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