Xylem vessel traits predict the leaf phenology of native and non‐native understorey species of temperate deciduous forests - Yin, Jingjing; Fridley, Jason D; Smith, Maria S; Bauerle, Taryn L; Anten, Niels (Functional ecology, 2016)
Keywords: Anatomy; Autumn; Biological invasions; budbreak; buds; Cavitation; Cavitation resistance; Cross-sections; Deciduous forests; Deciduous trees; delayed autumn leaf fall; Drought; earlywood; Eastern United States; Emergence; extended leaf duration; Forests; Freezing; Frost; Growth rate; Indigenous plants; Indigenous species; introduced plants; Introduced species; latewood; leaf emergence; Leaf fall; Leaves; metaxylem; Native species; Niches; Nonnative species; Phenology; Plant physiological ecology; Plant species; Risk; Safety; solitary vessel percentage; Spatial distribution; Spring; Spring (season); spring leaf emergence; Temperate forests; Trees; understory; vessel area percentage; vessel diameter; Vessels; Woody plants; Xylem; xylem seasonal variation; xylem vessels; Eastern United States