Daily sap flow rate as an indicator of drought avoidance mechanisms in five Mediterranean perennial species in semi-arid southeastern Spain

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 593-606

  Chirino, Esteban ^a   Bellot, Juan ^a   Sánchez, Juan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought resistance mechanisms; Ecophysiology; Transpiration; Water saver; Water spender

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GLOBAL RADIATION; HEAT BALANCE; LEAF AREA; LEAF WATER POTENTIAL; PER UNIT; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS; SAP FLOW RATE; SEMI ARID; SEMIARID AREA; SLOPE ASPECT; SOIL WATER CONTENT; VAPOUR PRESSURES; WATER DEFICITS;

ARID REGIONS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DROUGHT; FACINGS; FLOW RATE; FLOW VELOCITY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIATION EFFECTS; SOIL MOISTURE;

WATER CONTENT;

ERICA MULTIFLORA; PINUS HALEPENSIS; PISTACIA LENTISCUS; QUERCUS COCCIFERA; STIPA TENACISSIMA;

EID: 79960310773     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-010-0536-4     Document Type: Article

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