Regulation of stomatal conductance and transpiration in forest canopies

Tree Physiology

Volumn 18, Issue 8-9, 1998, Pages 633-644

  Whitehead, David ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Hydraulic conductivity modeling; Scaling; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031659691     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/18.8-9.633     Document Type: Conference Paper

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