Transpiration of a hybrid poplar plantation in Saxony (Germany) in response to climate and soil conditions

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 695-706

  Petzold, Rainer ^a   Schwärzel, Kai ^a   Feger, Karl Heinz ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Plantation; Poplar; Sap flow; Soil water

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; PLANTATION; RUNOFF; SAP FLOW; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

GERMANY; SAXONY;

POPULUS MAXIMOWICZII;

EID: 80051664159     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-010-0459-z     Document Type: Article

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