Fog reduces transpiration in tree species of the Canarian relict heath-laurel cloud forest (Garajonay National Park, Spain)

Tree Physiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-528

  Ritter, Axel ^a   Regalado, Carlos M ^a   Aschan, Guido ^b  

^a INSTITUTO CANARIO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Cloud immersion; Granier probes; Sap flow; Solar radiation reduction; Transpiration monitoring

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD FOREST; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOG; MICROMETEOROLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; RELICT COMMUNITY; SAP FLOW; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECOSYSTEM; ERICACEAE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METABOLISM; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MYRICACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPAIN; TREE; WEATHER;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECOSYSTEM; ERICACEAE; METEOROLOGICAL CONCEPTS; MYRICA; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SPAIN; TREES; WEATHER;

ERICA ARBOREA; MORELLA FAYA; MYRICACEAE;

EID: 67149121221     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpn043     Document Type: Article

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