Modelling the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum in a Quercus-acer stand at Harvard forest: The regulation of stomatal conductance by light, nitrogen and soil/plant hydraulic properties

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 911-927

  Williams, M ^a   Rastetter, E B ^a   Fernandes, D N ^a   Goulden, M L ^b   Wofsy, S C ^b   Shaver, G R ^a   Melillo, J M ^a   Munger, J W ^b   Fan, S M ^b   Nadelhoffer, K J ^a  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acer rubrum; photosynthesis; plant hydraulic conductance; Quercus rubra; soil plant atmosphere continuum model; stomatal conductance

Indexed keywords

ACER; ACER RUBRUM; QUERCUS; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 12644252934     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00456.x     Document Type: Article

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