Gender specific patterns of carbon uptake and water use in a dominant riparian tree species exposed to a warming climate

Global Change Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3390-3405

  Hultine, Kevin R ^a   Burtch, Kelley G ^b   Ehleringer, James R ^b  

^a Desert Botanical Garden ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

13C; Acer negundo; Canopy stomatal conductance; Climate change; Dioecy; Riparian ecosystems; Sap flux

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIOECY; FOREST CANOPY; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SAP FLOW; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WARMING; WATER USE;

SALT LAKE CITY; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; WATER;

ACER; ACER NEGUNDO; ARTICLE; CANOPY STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIOECY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS; SAP FLUX; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WIND; Δ13C;

ACER NEGUNDO; CANOPY STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIOECY; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEMS; SAP FLUX; Δ13C;

ACER; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; NITROGEN; PLANT LEAVES; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER; WIND;

EID: 84885427321     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.12230     Document Type: Article

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