Calibration of thermal dissipation sap flow probes for ring- and diffuse-porous trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1545-1554

  Bush, Susan E ^a   Hultine, Kevin R ^a   Sperry, John S ^a   Ehleringer, James R ^a   Phillips, Nathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Elaeagnus angustifolia; Gleditsia triacanthos; Granier; Populus fremontii; Quercus gambelii; sap flux; Sophora japonica; Tilia cordata; transpiration; validation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

CALIBRATION; DECIDUOUS TREE; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; SAP FLOW; SHRUB; THERMAL ALTERATION; TRANSPIRATION; TREE RING; WATER BUDGET; WOOD QUALITY; XYLEM;

ARTICLE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT STEM; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TREE; WOOD;

PLANT STEMS; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE; TREES; WATER; WOOD;

ELAEAGNUS ANGUSTIFOLIA; GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS; POPULUS FREMONTII; QUERCUS GAMBELII; STYPHNOLOBIUM JAPONICUM; TILIA CORDATA;

EID: 78649625694     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpq096     Document Type: Article

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