Water relations of ponderosa pines in Patagonia Argentina: Implications for local water resources and individual growth

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 417-423

  Gyenge, Javier E ^a   Fernández, M Elena ^a   Schlichter, Tomás M ^a  

^a Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Patagonia; Ponderosa pine; Sapflow; Stand transpiration; Water consumption

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL MECHANICS; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER RESOURCES;

PLANTATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

EID: 0141462555     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-003-0254-2     Document Type: Article

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