Soil water dynamics along a tree diversity gradient in a deciduous forest in Central Germany

Ecohydrology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 262-271

  Krämer, Inga ^a   Hölscher, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beech; Biodiversity; Fagus sylvatica; Soil water content; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

BEECH; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS TREES; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; GERMANY; HERB LAYER; HIGH WATER; MIXED FORESTS; MIXED SPECIES; NATIONAL PARKS; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER CONTENT; SOIL WATER DYNAMICS; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; TEMPERATE FORESTS; TREE DIVERSITY; TREE SPECIES; TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER USE;

BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; PARKS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

BIODIVERSITY; DESICCATION; DIVERSITY INDEX; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MIXED FOREST; SOIL WATER; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TEMPERATE FOREST; TREE; WATER CONTENT;

BIODIVERSITY; EXTRACTION; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FORESTRY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE CONTENT; SOIL; SOLVENTS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

GERMANY; HAINICH NATIONAL PARK; THURINGIA;

ACER; ACER PSEUDOPLATANUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; MALVACEAE; TILIA;

EID: 77955924528     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.103     Document Type: Article

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