Restoration thinning and influence of tree size and leaf area to sapwood area ratio on water relations of Pinus ponderosa

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 493-503

  Simonin, K ^a,b   Kolb, T E ^a   Montes Helu, M ^a   Koch, G W ^a  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Carbon allocation; Hydraulic conductance; Intraspecific competition; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; FOREST; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LEAF AREA; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; STAND DYNAMICS; THINNING; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RELATIONS;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS PONDEROSA;

EID: 33646369365     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.4.493     Document Type: Article

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