Water balance of Pinus halepensis Mill. Afforestation in an arid region

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 121-128

  Schiller, G ^a   Cohen, Y ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Forest management; Pinus halepensis; Sap flow; Transpiration; Xylem water potential

Indexed keywords

AFFORESTATION; ALEPPO PINE; WATER BALANCE;

ISRAEL, NEGEV DESERT;

EID: 0032527079     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(97)00283-1     Document Type: Article

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