Embolism Formation and Repair
Research activities focus on
- Visualisation of air-seeding processes
- Cavitation patterns within xylem sections
- Temporal and spatial patterns of freeze-thaw induced embolism
- Ultrasonic emission analysis during embolism formation
- Correlation of hydraulic safety and anatomical parameters
- Temporal and spatial patterns of refilling
- Water uptake over the twig surface as prerequisite for refilling
- Cellular aspects of refilling
- Development of a model for refilling in conifers
- Embolism formation and refilling in conifer needles
Funding
Austrian Science Fund (FWF), I826-B25, PI Stefan Mayr
StartClim 2012, PI Georg Wohlfahrt
Doc-Stipendium (ÖAW), Markus Nolf
Cooperation
Peter Hietz, Silvia Kikuta, Hanno Richter, Sabine Rosner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Uwe Hacke, University of Alberta, Canada
Hervé Cochard, Thierry Améglio, INRA Clermont-Ferrand, France
John Sperry, University of Utah, USA
Personnel involved
Stefan Mayr
Barbara Beikircher
Birgit Dämon
Peter Schmid
Katline Charra-Vaskou