Effects of an experimental drought on the functioning of a cacao agroforestry system, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1515-1530

  Schwendenmann, Luitgard ^a   Veldkamp, Edzo ^a   Moser, Gerald ^b   Hölscher, Dirk ^a   Köhler, Michael ^a   Clough, Yann ^a   Anas, Iswandi ^c   Djajakirana, Gunawan ^c   Erasmi, Stefan ^a   Hertel, Dietrich ^b   Leitner, Daniela ^a   Leuschner, Christoph ^b   Michalzik, Beate ^d   Propastin, Pavel ^a   Tjoa, Aiyen ^e   Tscharntke, Teja ^a   van Straaten, Oliver ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^e TADULAKO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Cacao yield; CO2 efflux; Fine root biomass; Leaf litterfall; Plant water uptake; Sap flux; Shade trees; Soil water; Throughfall reduction

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FINE ROOT; LEAF LITTER; LITTERFALL; ROOT; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL WATER; THROUGHFALL; WATER CONTENT;

GREATER SUNDA ISLANDS; SULAWESI; SUNDA ISLES;

GLIRICIDIA; THEOBROMA CACAO;

EID: 77952320855     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02034.x     Document Type: Article

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