Comparative drought responses of Quercus ilex L. and Pinus sylvestris L. In a montane forest undergoing a vegetation shift

Forests

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 2505-2529

  Aguadé, David ^a,b   Poyatos, Rafael ^a   Rosas, Teresa ^a   Martínez Vilalta, Jordi ^a,b  

^a CREAF   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drought response; Global change; Holm oak; Leaf conductance; Non structural carbohydrates; Scots pine; Stomatal conductance; Water potential

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; DROUGHT; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

DROUGHT RESPONSE; GLOBAL CHANGE; HOLM OAK; LEAF CONDUCTANCES; NON-STRUCTURAL CARBOHYDRATES; SCOTS PINE; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER POTENTIAL;

FORESTRY;

CARBOHYDRATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; DROUGHT STRESS; EVERGREEN TREE; GLOBAL CHANGE; MONTANE FOREST; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOIL WATER; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER CONTENT;

CARBOHYDRATES; DROUGHT; LEAVES; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS ILEX;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 84940483331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f6082505     Document Type: Article

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