Hydraulic constraints limit height growth in trees at high altitude

The challenge of tree height in Eucalyptus regnans: when xylem tapering overcomes hydraulic resistance

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The Altitude of Alpine Treeline: A Bellwether of Climate Change Effects

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Degree of tapering of xylem conduits in stems and roots of small Pinus cembra and Larix decidua trees

(2009) Giai Petit et al.   Botany

Are treelines advancing? A global meta-analysis of treeline response to climate warming

(2009) Melanie A. Harsch et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Plant physiology in theory and practice: An analysis of the WBE model for vascular plants

(2009) Giai Petit et al.   JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Tapering of xylem conduits and hydraulic limitations in sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) trees

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Recent unprecedented tree-ring growth in bristlecone pine at the highest elevations and possible causes

(2009) M. W. Salzer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Temporal variation of nonstructural carbohydrates in montane conifers: similarities and differences among developmental stages, species and environmental conditions

(2009) S. Bansal et al.   TREE PHYSIOLOGY

A test of the growth-limitation theory for alpine tree line formation in evergreen and deciduous taxa of the eastern Himalayas

(2008) P. Shi et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Expanding forests and changing growth forms of Siberian larch at the Polar Urals treeline during the 20th century

(2008) NADEZHDA DEVI et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Critical temperatures for xylogenesis in conifers of cold climates

(2008) Sergio Rossi et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Nitrogen and carbon source-sink relationships in trees at the Himalayan treelines compared with lower elevations

(2008) MAI-HE LI et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Height-related growth declines in ponderosa pine are not due to carbon limitation

(2008) ANNA SALA et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT