Radial pattern of sap flow and response to microclimate and soil moisture in Qinghai spruce (Picea crassifolia) in the upper Heihe River Basin of arid northwestern China

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 187, Issue , 2014, Pages 14-21

  Chang, Xuexiang ^a   Zhao, Wenzhi ^a   He, Zhibin ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Qinghai spruce; Radial pattern; Sap flow; Sapwood; Upper Heihe River Basin

Indexed keywords

ABEE METEORITE; ARID REGION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLOW VELOCITY; GROWING SEASON; MICROCLIMATE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADIAL FLOW; SAP FLOW; SOIL MOISTURE; TRANSPIRATION;

CHINA; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN; QILIAN MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84890580095     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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