TY - T1 - An empirical method that separates irreversible stem radial growth from bark water content changes in trees : theory and case studies SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/209216 T3 - A1 - Mencuccini, Maurizio; Salmon, Yann; Mitchell, Patrick; Hölttä, Teemu; Choat, Brendan; Meir, Patrick; O'Grady, Anthony; Tissue, David; Zweifel, Roman; Sevanto, Sanna; Pfautsch, Sebastian A2 - PB - Y1 - 2017 LA - eng AB - Substantial uncertainty surrounds our knowledge of tree stem growth, with some of the most basic questions, such as when stem radial growth occurs through the daily cycle, still unanswered. We employed high-resolution point dendrometers, sap flow sensors, and developed theory and statistical approaches, to devise a novel method separating irreversible radial growth from elastic tension-driven and elastic osmotically driven changes in bark water content. We tested this method using data from five... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - hydraulic capacitance; bark water use; plant water potential; stem dendrometry; DIAMETER VARIATIONS; SCOTS PINE; SAP FLOW; DIFFERENTIAL EVOLUTION; SHOOT ELONGATION; WOODY-PLANTS; XYLEM; DROUGHT; CARBON; MODEL; 4112 Forestry; 1183 Plant biology, microbiology, virology N1 - PP - ER -