Transpiration of montane Pinus sylvestris L. and Quercus pubescens Willd. forest stands measured with sap flow sensors in NE Spain

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 493-505

  Poyatos, R ^a   Llorens, P ^a   Gallart, F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOREST; GROWING SEASON; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS PUBESCENS;

EID: 33646168328     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-9-493-2005     Document Type: Article

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