Diurnal and seasonal variability in radial distribution of sap flux density: Implications for estimating stand transpiration

Tree Physiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1217-1225

  Fiora, Alessandro ^a,b   Cescatti, Alessandro ^a  

^a CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abies alba; Correction factor; Heat dissipation method; Picea abies; Radial pattern; Sap flux density; Temporal variability

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; DIURNAL VARIATION; GAUSSIAN METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIAL DIFFUSION; SAP FLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSPIRATION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ABIES; ABIES ALBA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 33750331917     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/26.9.1217     Document Type: Article

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