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...

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Publié dans:American Journal of Botany. - John Wiley and Sons, Inc.. - 94(2007), 5, Seite 709-715
Auteur principal: Fisher, Jack B. (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Goldstein, Guillermo, Jones, Tim J., Cordell, Susan
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2007
Accès à la collection:American Journal of Botany
Sujets:altitude cold tolerance ecological wood anatomy elevation Metrosideros Myrtaceae xylem vessel diameter Biological sciences Physical sciences