Sap flux of co-occurring species in a western subalpine forest during seasonal soil drought

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2557-2566

  Pataki, Diane E ^a,c   Oren, Ram ^a   Smith, William K ^b,d  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abies lasiocarpa; Hydraulic conductance, whole plant; Leaf water potential; Pinus contorta; Pinus flexilis; Populus tremuloides; Sap flow; Seasonal drought; Subalpine forest; Transpiration; Water relations

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT STRESS; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SAP FLOW;

ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS FLEXILIS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 0033850554     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2557:SFOCOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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