Hydraulic redistribution of soil water during summer drought in two contrasting Pacific Northwest coniferous forests

Tree Physiology

Volumn 22, Issue 15-16, 2002, Pages 1107-1117

  Brooks, J Renée ^a   Meinzer, Frederick C ^a   Coulombe, Rob ^a   Gregg, Jillian ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas fir; Hydrogen isotope ratio; Ponderosa pine; Root sap flow; Soil volumetric water content; Soil water potential

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ROOT; SAP FLOW; SOIL WATER;

ABIES; PINUS PONDEROSA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 0036850034     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/22.15-16.1107     Document Type: Conference Paper

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