Canopy transpiration of a Pinus canariensis forest at the tree line: Implications for its distribution under predicted climate warming

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 133, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 491-500

  Brito, Patricia ^a   Lorenzo, Jose R ^a   González Rodríguez, Águeda M ^a   Morales, Domingo ^a   Wieser, Gerhard ^b   Jimenez, Maria S ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE FOR FORESTS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Canary Islands pine; Canopy transpiration; Climate change; Soil water stress; Tree line

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; ECOTONE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST DYNAMICS; TRANSPIRATION; TREELINE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

PINUS CANARIENSIS;

EID: 84897038652     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-014-0779-5     Document Type: Article

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