Sap flow characteristics and whole-tree water use of pinus cembra across the treeline ecotone of the central Tyrolean Alps

European Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 287-295

  Wieser, Gerhard ^a   Gruber, Andreas ^b   Oberhuber, Walter ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Elevational gradient; Pinus cembra; Sap flow; Transpiration; Treeline

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS TREE; ECOTONE; SAP FLOW; SOLAR RADIATION; TRANSPIRATION; TREELINE; WATER BUDGET;

ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS;

PINUS CEMBRA;

EID: 84901693991     PISSN: 16124669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10342-013-0760-8     Document Type: Article

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