Predictive models for radial sap flux variation in coniferous, diffuse-porous and ring-porous temperate trees

Tree Physiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 932-941

  Berdanier, Aaron B ^a   Miniat, Chelcy F ^b   Clark, James S ^a,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hierarchical Bayes; Plant hydraulics; Radial profile; Water use; Wood anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CALIBRATION; CONIFEROUS TREE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MODEL; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; SAP FLOW; SIZE; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; WOOD;

WATER;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; TREE;

MODELS, THEORETICAL; PLANT TRANSPIRATION; TREES; WATER;

EID: 85014150175     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: 17584469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpw027     Document Type: Article

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