The influence of tree species mixture on ecosystem-level carbon accumulation and water use in a mixed boreal plantation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 298, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-92

  Grossiord, Charlotte ^a   Granier, André ^a   Gessler, Arthur ^b,c   Pollastrini, Martina ^d   Bonal, Damien ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^b LEIBNIZ CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH ZALF   (Germany)

^c BERLIN BRANDENBURG INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH BBIB   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

13C; Biomass; Mixed forest; Plantation; Transpiration; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON ACCUMULATION; CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPES; MIXED-FOREST; PLANTATION; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFICIENCY; ISOTOPES; MIXTURES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

FORESTRY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ACCUMULATION; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; BOREAL FOREST; CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOREST PRODUCT; MIXED FOREST; MONOCULTURE; PLANTATION FORESTRY; SAP FLOW; SOIL WATER; TRANSPIRATION; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; XYLEM;

BIOMASS; CARBON; FORESTRY; ISOTOPES; MOISTURE CONTENT; PLANTATIONS; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY; WOOD PRODUCTS;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BETULA PENDULA; LARIX; LARIX SIBIRICA; PICEA ABIES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 84875785702     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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