Open AccessExtreme Aridity Pushes Trees to Their Physical Limits
Author(s) -
Maximilian Larter,
Timothy J. Brodribb,
Sebastian Pfautsch,
Régis Burlett,
Hervé Cochard,
Sylvain Delzon
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
plant physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.554
H-Index - 312
eISSN - 1532-2548
pISSN - 0032-0889
DOI - 10.1104/pp.15.00223
Subject(s) - arid , environmental science , biology , ecology
An Australian desert tree species displays record drought tolerance, bringing it remarkably close to the practical limit for liquid water transport in vascular plants.
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