Tree species effects on ecosystem water-use efficiency in a high-elevation, subalpine forest

Oecologia

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 491-504

  Monson, Russell K ^a   Prater, Margaret R ^a   Hu, Jia ^a   Burns, Sean P ^a,b   Sparks, Jed P ^c   Sparks, Kimberlee L ^c   Scott Denton, Laura E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conifers; Coupled biogeochemical cycles; Hydrology; Mountain

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS TREE; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWING SEASON; LEAF AREA; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL CARBON; SUBALPINE ENVIRONMENT; TIMESCALE; UNDERSTORY; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

ABIES; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; ECOSYSTEM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GEOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; PINE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPRUCE; TREE;

ABIES; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PICEA; PINUS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES; WATER;

ABIES; ABIES LASIOCARPA; CONIFEROPHYTA; PICEA; PICEA ENGELMANNII; PINUS CONTORTA;

EID: 74449083336     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1465-z     Document Type: Article

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