Stomatal conductance and transpiration of co-occurring seedlings with varying shade tolerance

Trees - Structure and Function

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1091-1102

  Siegert, Courtney M ^a   Levia, Delphis F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Deciduous forest; Microclimate; Seedlings; Shade tolerance; Stomatal conductance; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; MICROCLIMATE; SEEDLINGS; SHADE TOLERANCE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE;

ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; SEED; TRANSPIRATION; WATER VAPOR;

FORESTRY;

CONDUCTIVITY; ECOSYSTEMS; HARDWOODS; METEOROLOGY; SAPLINGS; SEEDLINGS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER VAPOR;

FAGUS; FAGUS GRANDIFOLIA; LIRIODENDRON; LIRIODENDRON TULIPIFERA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS SEROTINA;

EID: 81155134155     PISSN: 09311890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00468-011-0584-4     Document Type: Article

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