Wood Vessel Diameter Is Related to Elevation and Genotype in the Hawaiian Tree Metrosideros polymorpha (Myrtaceae)
We tested the hypothesis that trees growing at high elevations with occasional freezing temperatures have smaller diameter xylem vessels than trees of the same species growing at lower and warmer elevations. The young branch wood of the wide-ranging Hawaiian tree species Metrosideros polymorpha (Myr...
| Veröffentlicht in: | American Journal of Botany. - Botanical Society of America, Inc.. - 94(2007), 5, Seite 709-715 |
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2007
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | American Journal of Botany |
| Schlagworte: | altitude cold tolerance ecological wood anatomy elevation Metrosideros Myrtaceae xylem vessel diameter Biological sciences Physical sciences |
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