Mechanisms of plant survival and mortality during drought : why do some plants survive while others succumb to drought?

Severe droughts have been associated with regional-scale forest mortality worldwide. Climate change is expected to exacerbate regional mortality events; however, prediction remains difficult because the physiological mechanisms underlying drought survival and mortality are poorly understood. We deve...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 178(2008), 4 vom: 01., Seite 719-739
1. Verfasser: McDowell, Nate (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Pockman, William T, Allen, Craig D, Breshears, David D, Cobb, Neil, Kolb, Thomas, Plaut, Jennifer, Sperry, John, West, Adam, Williams, David G, Yepez, Enrico A
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Review