Inter-specific differences in the dynamics of water use and pulse-response of co-dominant canopy species in a dryland woodland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 124, Issue , 2016, Pages 332-340

  Page, Gerald F M ^a,c   Merchant, Andrew ^b   Grierson, Pauline F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia; Arid; Carbon isotopes; Niche; Water potential

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; CARBON ISOTOPE; DROUGHT; FOLIAGE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; LEAF AREA; LEGUME; MAGNITUDE; NICHE PARTITIONING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SOIL WATER; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER RELATIONS; WATER USE; WOODLAND;

ACACIA;

EID: 84942645633     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.09.004     Document Type: Article

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