Variation of transpiration within a canopy of silver birch: Effect of canopy position and daily versus nightly water loss

Ecohydrology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 467-477

  Sellin, Arne ^a   Lubenets, Kristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Canopy position; Daily water use; Environmental factors; Nightly water use; Sap flux density; Silver birch; Transpiration; Xylem sap flow

Indexed keywords

CANOPY POSITION; DAILY WATER USE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; NIGHTLY WATER USE; SAP FLUX DENSITY; SILVER BIRCH; XYLEM SAP FLOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CEMENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDRAULICS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

AERODYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; FOLIAGE; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SAP FLOW; SILVER; TRANSPIRATION;

ADHESIVES; BETULA PUBESCENS; FOREST CANOPY; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; HYDRAULICS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY; XYLEM;

BETULA PENDULA;

EID: 78649623791     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.133     Document Type: Article

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