Interannual consistency in canopy stomatal conductance control of leaf water potential across seven tree species

Tree Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-24

  Ewers, B E ^a   Mackay, D S ^b   Samanta, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Defoliation; Sap flux; Water relations; Water table; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECIDUOUS TREE; DEFOLIATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WETLAND;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WISCONSIN;

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; ALNUS; ALNUS INCANA; ALNUS RUGOSA; CHAMAECYPARIS; MALACOSOMA DISSTRIA; MALVACEAE; PINUS RESINOSA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES; THUJA OCCIDENTALIS; TILIA AMERICANA;

EID: 33846863558     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/27.1.11     Document Type: Article

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