Physiological acclimation of Pinus flexilis to drought stress on contrasting slope aspects in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 629-641

  Letts, Matthew G ^a   Nakonechny, Kevin N ^a   Van Gaalen, K Eric ^a   Smith, Cyndi M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; CANOPY REFLECTANCES; DROUGHT STRESS; GAS EXCHANGES; LEAF NITROGENS; NATIONAL PARKS; NEEDLE LONGEVITIES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC ACTIVITIES; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SLOPE ASPECTS; SPECIFIC LEAF AREAS; STABLE CARBON ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCES; VAPOUR PRESSURES; WATER STRESS; WATER USE; WATER-USE EFFICIENCIES;

DROUGHT; ISOTOPES; NEEDLES; PARKS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SUGAR (SUCROSE); VAPOR PRESSURE;

FORESTRY;

CARBON ISOTOPE; DROUGHT; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WATERTON LAKES NATIONAL PARK;

PINUS FLEXILIS;

EID: 64849084460     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X08-206     Document Type: Article

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