Effects of stand age and tree species on canopy transpiration and average stomatal conductance of boreal forests

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 660-678

  Ewers, B E ^a   Gower, S T ^b   Bond Lamberty, B ^b   Wang, C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Ecology Program   (China)

Author keywords

Chronosequence; Fire; Hydraulic conductance; Leaf water potential; Sapwood to leaf area ratio; Tree height

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; BOREAL FOREST; CHRONOSEQUENCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WILDFIRE;

BETULA PAPYRIFERA; PARAGNETINA; PICEA MARIANA; PINUS BANKSIANA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 18044398992     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2005.01312.x     Document Type: Article

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