An ecohydrological perspective on drought-induced forest mortality

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 965-981

  Parolari, Anthony J ^a   Katul, Gabriel G ^a   Porporato, Amilcare ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

carbon starvation; drought; ecohydrology; forest mortality; hydraulic failure; stomatal regulation

Indexed keywords

CARBON BALANCE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOHYDROLOGY; HYDRAULICS; MORTALITY; WATER BUDGET; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902477480     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JG002592     Document Type: Article

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