MAESPA: A model to study interactions between water limitation, environmental drivers and vegetation function at tree and stand levels, with an example application to [CO2] × drought interactions

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 919-940

  Duursma, R A ^a   Medlyn, B E ^b  

^a WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DRAINAGE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST CANOPY; INFILTRATION; INTERCEPTION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEEDLING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 84876240219     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-5-919-2012     Document Type: Article

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