Change in hydraulic properties and leaf traits in a tall rainforest tree species subjected to long-term throughfall exclusion in the perhumid tropics

Schuldt, B.; Leuschner, C.; Horna, V.; Moser, G.; Köhler, M.; van Straaten, O.; Barus, H.

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Change in hydraulic properties and leaf traits in a tall rainforest tree species subjected to long-term throughfall exclusion in the perhumid tropics

B. Schuldt, C. Leuschner, V. Horna, G. Moser, M. Köhler, O. van Straaten, and H. Barus

B. Schuldt

Plant Ecology, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

C. Leuschner

Plant Ecology, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

V. Horna

Plant Ecology, Albrecht von Haller Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

G. Moser

Plant Ecology, University of Gießen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26, 35392 Gießen, Germany

M. Köhler

Tropical Silviculture and Forest Ecology, Burckhardt Institute, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany

O. van Straaten

Soil Science of Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems, Büsgen-Institute, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 2, 37075 Göttingen, Germany

H. Barus

Agrotechnology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Tadulako University, 94118 Palu, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia

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