The water relations of two evergreen tree species in a karst savanna

Oecologia

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-383

  Schwinning, Susanne ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Epikarst; Juniperus ashei; Quercus fusiformis; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DEUTERIUM; OXYGEN; RAIN; WATER;

AQUIFER; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; KARST; RECHARGE; SAVANNA; STABLE ISOTOPE; WATER RELATIONS;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; JUNIPERUS; OAK; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; RIVER; UNITED STATES;

DEUTERIUM; ECOSYSTEM; JUNIPERUS; OXYGEN ISOTOPES; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; QUERCUS; RAIN; RIVERS; TEXAS; WATER;

EDWARDS PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI; QUERCUS FUSIFORMIS;

EID: 55949106936     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-008-1147-2     Document Type: Article

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