Does initial spacing influence crown and hydraulic architecture of Eucalyptus marginata?

Tree Physiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 753-760

  Grigg, A H ^a   Macfarlane, C ^b   Evangelista, C ^a   Eamus, D ^c   Adams, M A ^d  

^a ALCOA INC   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bauxite mining; Crown structure; Leaf area index; Sapwood area; Wood density

Indexed keywords

CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CATCHMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LEAF AREA INDEX; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SPACING; WATER BUDGET;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

EID: 45249122487     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/28.5.753     Document Type: Article

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