Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr. mortality will impact hydrologic processes in southern Appalachian forest ecosystems

Ecological Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1156-1167

  Ford, Chelcy R ^a   Vose, James M ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachian mountains; Conductance; Eastern hemlock; Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA); Hydrology; Sap flux; Scaling; Time series; Transpiration; Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.; Water relations; Water use

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DISCHARGE; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; INSECT; MITIGATION; MORTALITY; PEST SPECIES; RIPARIAN ZONE; SAP FLOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RELATIONS; WATER USE;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

ADELGIDAE; CONIUM; TSUGA; TSUGA CANADENSIS;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; TREE; TSUGA; UNITED STATES;

APPALACHIAN REGION; ECOSYSTEM; TREES; TSUGA;

EID: 34447126886     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-0027     Document Type: Article

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