Processes preventing nocturnal equilibration between leaf and soil water potential in tropical savanna woody species

Tree Physiology

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1119-1127

  Bucci, Sandra J ^a   Scholz, Fabian G ^b   Goldstein, Guillermo ^a,b   Meinzer, Frederick C ^c   Hinojosa, Jose A ^d   Hoffmann, William A ^e,f   Franco, Augusto C ^e  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^f NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Nocturnal transpiration; Sap flow; Soil plant atmosphere continuum; Stomata

Indexed keywords

SAP FLOW; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TRANSPIRATION; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 8844244041     PISSN: 0829318X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/treephys/24.10.1119     Document Type: Article

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