Effects of light availability versus hydraulic constraints on stomatal responses within a crown of silver birch

Oecologia

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 388-397

  Sellin, Arne ^a   Kupper, Priit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Irradiance; Leaf conductance; Leaf water potential; Soil to leaf conductance; Vapour pressure difference

Indexed keywords

WATER;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TREE;

ARTICLE; BIRCH; ESTONIA; LIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SWEATING;

BETULA; ESTONIA; LIGHT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; WATER;

BETULA; BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 12944265351     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-004-1748-3     Document Type: Article

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