A belowground perspective on the drought sensitivity of forests: Towards improved understanding and simulation

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 380, Issue , 2016, Pages 309-320

  Phillips, Richard P ^a   Ibáñez, Inés ^b   D'Orangeville, Loïc ^a,c   Hanson, Paul J ^d   Ryan, Michael G ^e   McDowell, Nathan G ^f  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^f LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought resilience; Earth system models; Ecosystem modeling; Land surface models; Rooting strategies; Water stress

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY;

EARTH SYSTEM MODEL; ECOSYSTEM MODEL; LAND SURFACE MODELS; ROOTING STRATEGIES; WATER STRESS;

DROUGHT;

BELOWGROUND PRODUCTION; BIOME; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LAND SURFACE; PHYSIOLOGY; SIMULATION; WATER STRESS;

EID: 84991288253     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2016.08.043     Document Type: Review

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