The response of sap flow to pulses of rain in a temperate Australian woodland

Plant and Soil

Volumn 305, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 121-130

  Zeppel, Melanie ^a   Macinnis Ng, Catriona M O ^a   Ford, Chelcy R ^b   Eamus, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Rain pulses; Sap flow; Soil moisture; Threshold delay model; Transpiration rate

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; EVERGREEN TREE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINFALL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAP FLOW; SOIL MOISTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE; WOODLAND;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

CALLITRIS GLAUCOPHYLLA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CREBRA;

EID: 41049107849     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11104-007-9349-7     Document Type: Article

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