Water table is a relevant source for water uptake by a Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) stand: Evidences from continuous evapotranspiration and water table monitoring

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 148, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1419-1432

  Vincke, Caroline ^a   Thiry, Yves ^a  

^a BELGIAN NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTRE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

LAI; Pine forest; Specific yield; Transpiration; Water table; Water table fluctuation method

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; SOIL MOISTURE; THROUGHFALL; WATER TABLE; WATER UPTAKE;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 49949104022     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.04.009     Document Type: Article

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