Transpiration of forest trees and stands at different altitude: Consistencies rather than contrasts?

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 579-596

  Matyssek, R ^a   Wieser, G ^b   Patzner, K ^a   Blaschke, H ^a   Haberle K H ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Federal Office and Research Centre for Forests   (Austria)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; High altitude; Tree allometry; Tree stand transpiration; Water balance

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; CANOPY; STAND DYNAMICS; TRANSPIRATION; TREE; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW; WATER RELATIONS;

ALPS;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; LARIX; LARIX DECIDUA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS CEMBRA;

EID: 76749163648     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-008-0243-5     Document Type: Article

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