Hydraulics of Alpine Plants
Research activities focus on
- Hydraulic architecture of alpine woody species
- Hydraulic efficiency and safety of conifer needles
- Characterisation of the hydraulic architecture
- Analysis of conifer needle hydraulics
- Temporal and spatial patterns of hydraulic limitations
- Stomatal and cuticular transpiration
- Influence of fungal disease on transpiration
- Anatomical adaptations
- Changes of hydraulic traits with altitude
- Developments of methods to study herbaceous plants
Funding
Austrian Science Fund (FWF), I826-B25, PI Stefan Mayr
Cooperation
Peter Hietz, Silvia Kikuta, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
Uwe Hacke, University of Alberta, Canada
Hervé Cochard, Thierry Améglio, INRA Clermont-Ferrand, France
Andrea Nardini, University of Triest, Italy
Personnel involved
Stefan Mayr
Barbara Beikircher
Birgit Dämon
Peter Schmid
Katline Charra-Vaskou