Paired comparison of water, energy and carbon exchanges over two young maritime pine stands (Pinus pinaster Ait.): Effects of thinning and weeding in the early stage of tree growth

Tree Physiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 903-921

  Moreaux, Virginie ^a   Lamaud, Éric ^a   Bosc, Alexandre ^a   Bonnefond, Jean Marc ^a   Medlyn, Belinda E ^b   Loustau, Denis ^a  

^a BORDEAUX SCIENCES AGRO   (France)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

carbon exchanges; energy balance; gorse; water budget; young forest stand

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIAMETER; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; SAP FLOW; SOIL WATER; STAND STRUCTURE; STEM; THINNING; WATER BUDGET; WATER CONTENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEHYDRATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PINE; PLANT LEAF; POKEWEED; PONDEROSA PINE; SEASON; WEED CONTROL;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEHYDRATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FRANCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PINUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; SEASONS; WATER; WEED CONTROL;

FRANCE;

PINUS PINASTER; ULEX EUROPAEUS;

EID: 80053276827     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpr048     Document Type: Article

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