Avoiding desiccation in tropical forests: mechanisms that maintain tree water status during seasonal droughts
| Title | Avoiding desiccation in tropical forests: mechanisms that maintain tree water status during seasonal droughts |
| Publication Type | dissertation |
| School or College | College of Science |
| Department | Biological Sciences |
| Author | Wolfe, Brett Thomas |
| Date | 2015 |
| Description | Droughts pose a problem for plants because as plants dry (i.e., decrease in water potential, Ψplant), they lose hydraulic conductivity (Ks) due to cavitation within xylem conduits. Critically low levels of Ψplant, such as the Ψplant at 80% loss of Ks ( |
| Type | Text |
| Publisher | University of Utah |
| Subject | Biological sciences; Avoiding; Desiccation; Droughts; Forests; Maintain; Seasonal; Tree; Tropical; Water |
| Dissertation Name | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Language | eng |
| Rights Management | ©Brett Thomas Wolfe |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Format Medium | application/pdf |
| ARK | ark:/87278/s6rj8spc |
| Setname | ir_etd |
| ID | 1373795 |
| Reference URL | https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6rj8spc |