Partitioning of soil water among canopy trees during a soil desiccation period in a temperate mixed forest

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3465-3474

  Meiner, M ^a   Kohler M ^a   Schwendenmann, L ^b   Holscher D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DESICCATION; DEUTERIUM; MIXED FOREST; RESOURCE USE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE; TEMPERATE FOREST; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

GERMANY; HAINICH NATIONAL PARK; THURINGIA;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR; TILIA; TILIA SP.;

EID: 84865779955     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-3465-2012     Document Type: Article

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