Effect of thinning, pruning and nitrogen fertiliser application on transpiration, photosynthesis and water-use efficiency in a young Eucalyptus nitens plantation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 266, Issue , 2012, Pages 286-300

  Forrester, David I ^a,b   Collopy, John J ^a   Beadle, Christopher L ^b,c,d   Warren, Charles R ^e   Baker, Thomas G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Cooperative Research Centre for Forestry ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d Australia   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Compensation heat pulse technique; Defoliation; Hydraulic architecture; Rubisco; Sap flux density

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; AUSTRALIA; DEFOLIATION; DROUGHT SUSCEPTIBILITY; EUCALYPTUS NITENS; HYDRAULIC ARCHITECTURE; INCREASING TREES; LEAF AREA; LIVE CROWN; PER UNIT; RUBISCO; SAP FLUX DENSITY; SAPWOOD AREA; SILVICULTURAL TREATMENTS; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHLOROPHYLL; EFFICIENCY; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TRANSPIRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; DEFOLIATION; DICOTYLEDON; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; LEAF AREA; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTATION FORESTRY; PRUNING; SILVICULTURE; THINNING; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHLOROPHYLLS; DEFOLIATION; FERTILIZERS; FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; NITROGEN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SAP; THERMAL PROPERTIES; TRANSPIRATION; WATER RESOURCES;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS NITENS;

EID: 83455211418     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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