The fundamental role of reserves and hydraulic constraints in predicting LAI and carbon allocation in forests

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 349-361

  Davi, H ^a   Barbaroux, C ^b   Francois, C ^a   Dufrene E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Biologie des Ligneux et des Grandes Cultures   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon allocation; Forest; Leaf area index; Model; Wood growth

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ALLOCATION; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON FLUX; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FAT RESERVE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYDRAULICS; LEAF AREA INDEX; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

FAGUS;

EID: 57849097048     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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