Relevance of wood anatomy and size of Amazonian trees in the determination and allometry of sapwood area

ABSTRACT Hydrological processes in forest stands are mainly influenced by tree species composition and morpho-physiological characteristics. Few studies on anatomical patterns that govern plant hydraulics were conducted in tropical forest ecosystems. Thus, we used dye immersion to analyze sapwood ar...

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Main Authors: Luiza Maria Teophilo APARECIDO, Joaquim dos SANTOS, Niro HIGUCHI, Norbert KUNERT
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia 2019-03-01
Series:Acta Amazonica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672019000100001&tlng=en