Feature: Improving our knowledge of drought-induced forest mortality through experiments, observations, and modeling

New Phytologist

Volumn 200, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 289-293

  Mcdowell, Nate G ^a   Ryan, Michael G ^b,c   Zeppel, Melanie J B ^d   Tissue, David T ^e  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Die off; Simulation; Temperature; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DROUGHT; MORTALITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VAPOR PRESSURE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIE-OFF; DROUGHT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEEDLING; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; TREE; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIE-OFF; SIMULATION; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT;

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DROUGHTS; SEEDLING; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TREES; WATER;

EID: 84884368080     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12502     Document Type: Article

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