Fertilization but not irrigation influences hydraulic traits in plantation-grown loblolly pine

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 255, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 3331-3339

  Samuelson, Lisa J ^a   Farris, Marianne G ^a   Stokes, Tom A ^a   Coleman, Mark D ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy stomatal conductance; Leaf area; Pinus taeda; Sapwood area; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; GROWTH KINETICS; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PLANTS (BOTANY);

CANOPY STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; HYDRAULIC TRAITS; SAPWOOD AREA;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GROWTH; HYDRAULICS; IRRIGATION; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PLANTATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; GROWTH; IRRIGATION; NITROGEN; PINUS TAEDA; PLANTS;

AIKEN; NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 43049124328     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.02.014     Document Type: Article

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