Tritium analysis shows apple trees may be transpiring water several decades old

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1196-1201

  Zhang, Zhi Qiang ^a   Evaristo, Jaivime ^b   Li, Zhi ^a   Si, Bing C ^a,c   McDonnell, Jeffrey J ^b,d  

^a NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); CULTIVATION; FORESTRY; FRUITS; GROUNDWATER; SOIL MOISTURE; TRITIUM; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

FRUIT TISSUES; MIXING ANALYSIS; NATURAL SYSTEMS; RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES; SOIL PROFILES; SOIL-WATER DISTRIBUTION; STABLE ISOTOPES; TRITIUM ANALYSIS;

TREES (MATHEMATICS);

DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOHYDROLOGY; SOIL PROFILE; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSPIRATION; TRITIUM;

MALUS PUMILA; MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 85010825653     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.11108     Document Type: Article

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