Long term trends of stand transpiration in a remnant forest during wet and dry years

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 349, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 200-213

  Zeppel, Melanie J B ^a,b   Macinnis Ng, Catriona M O ^a   Yunusa, Isa A M ^a   Whitley, Rhys J ^a   Eamus, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Research School of Biological Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Annual water use; Heat pulse method; Sap flow; Stand transpiration; Tree water use

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; PSYCHROMETERS; RAIN; SOILS;

HEAT PULSE METHOD; PENMAN-MONTEITH (P-M) EQUATION; SAP VELOCITY; STAND TRANSPIRATION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

TRANSPIRATION;

DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; PSYCHROMETERS; RAIN; SOILS; TRANSPIRATION;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; DROUGHT; FOREST; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SAP FLOW; STAND DYNAMICS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE;

DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; PSYCHROMETERS; RAIN; SOIL;

EID: 37549011841     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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