Carbon and water fluxes in an arid-zone acacia savanna woodland: An analyses of seasonal patterns and responses to rainfall events

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 182-183, Issue , 2013, Pages 225-238

  Eamus, Derek ^a   Cleverly, James ^a   Boulain, Nicolas ^a   Grant, Nicole ^a   Faux, Ralph ^a   Villalobos Vega, Randol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance; Net ecosystem exchange; Optimisation of stomatal conductance; Rain pulses; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CARBON FLUX; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; NET ECOSYSTEM EXCHANGE; RAINFALL; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL PROFILE; WATER BUDGET; WATER FLOW; WATER USE EFFICIENCY; WOODLAND;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA;

EID: 84885301066     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.04.020     Document Type: Article

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