A comparison of methods for determining soil water availability in two sites in Panama with similar rainfall but distinct tree communities

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-305

  Kursar, Thomas A ^a   Engelbrecht, Bettina M J ^b   Tyree, Melvin T ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Distribution; Diversity; Drought; Edaphic; Matric potential; Panama; Productivity; Soil texture

Indexed keywords

PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20844462453     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002324     Document Type: Article

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