Weighing lysimeters, large-tree potometers, ventilated chambers, radioisotopes, stable
isotopes and an array of heat balance/heat dissipation methods have been used to provide …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the ecophysiology of trees of seasonally dry
tropics. This chapter focuses on the seasonally dry tropical and subtropical woodlands and …

This revision maintains the position of Forest Ecosystems as the one source for the latest
information on the advanced methods that have enhanced our understating of forest …

Abstract Most North American oaks (Quercus spp.) are adapted to drought-prone sites by an
ability either to avoid, or to tolerate, water stress, or both. Generally, they have deep …

To quantify the effects of crown thinning on the water balance and growth of the stand and to
analyze the ecophysiological modifications induced by canopy opening on individual tree …

Plant hydraulic conductance, namely the rate of water flow inside plants per unit time and
unit pressure difference, varies largely from plant to plant and under different environmental …

Water availability is a key determinant of growth and distribution of individual plants as well
as vegetation. In turn, plant coverage of landscapes influences terrestrial water storage, and …

Seasonal changes in photosynthesis, leaf nitrogen (N) contents and leaf mass per area
(LMA) were observed over three growing seasons in open‐grown sun‐lit leaves of red …

The water relations of 30-year-old Quercus petraea were studied for three consecutive
growing seasons. Whole tree specific hydraulic conductances (gL) were computed from sap …

Soil water dynamics under a mixed stand of mature sessile and pedunculate oaks were
studied both under natural conditions and during imposed water shortages in a lysimeter …