Assessing variation in the radial profile of sap flux density in Pinus species and its effect on daily water use

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-249

  Ford, Chelcy R ^a   McGuire, Mary Anne ^a   Mitchell, Robert J ^b   Teskey, Robert O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b JOSEPH W JONES ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Error analysis; Hydraulic conductivity; Longleaf pine; Scaling

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SAP FLOW; WATER RELATIONS; WATER USE;

PINUS; PINUS PALUSTRIS;

EID: 1842615075     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.3.241     Document Type: Article

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