Sap flux-upscaled canopy transpiration, stomatal conductance, and water use efficiency in an old growth forest in the Great Lakes region of the United States

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Tang, Jianwu ^a   Bolstad, Paul V ^a   Ewers, Brent E ^b   Desai, Ankur R ^c   Davis, Kenneth J ^c   Carey, Eileen V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON FLUX; EDDY COVARIANCE; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

ACER; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA; BETULA ALLEGHANIENSIS; CONIUM; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

EID: 34249777116     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JG000083     Document Type: Article

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