Sapflow measurements in forest stands: Methods and uncertainties

Annales des Sciences Forestieres

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 13-27

  Köstner, Barbara ^a   Granier, André ^b   Cermák, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b Ctr de Rech Forestieres de Nancy   (France)

^c MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calibration; Comparison; Forests; Scaling; Xylem sapflow methods

Indexed keywords

FOREST SAND; SAPFLOW; TRANSPIRATION;

EID: 0031959812     PISSN: 00034312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/forest:19980102     Document Type: Article

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