Seasonal changes in apparent hydraulic conductance and their implications for water use of European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) and sessile oak [Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl] in South Europe

Plant Ecology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-167

  Aranda, I ^a   Gil, L ^b   Pardos, J A ^b  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apparent leaf specific hydraulic conductance; F. sylvatica; Q. petraea; Sap flow density; Stomatal conductance to water vapour

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; QUERCUS PETRAEA;

EID: 21144436418     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-004-7007-1     Document Type: Article

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