Variable conductivity and embolism in roots and branches of four contrasting tree species and their impacts on whole-plant hydraulic performance under future atmospheric CO2 concentration
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JEAN-CHRISTOPHE DOMEC, KARINA SCHÄFER, RAM OREN, HYUN S. KIM and HEATHER R. McCARTHY 1 Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Box 90328, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA 2 Corresponding authors ([email protected]; [email protected]) 3 Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA 4 Federated Department of Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, Newark, NJ 07102, USA 5 Department of Earth System Science, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Variable conductivity and embolism in roots and branches of four contrasting tree species and their impacts on whole-plant hydraulic performance under future atmospheric CO₂ concentration.
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