Water-use strategies in two co-occurring Mediterranean evergreen oaks: surviving the summer drought

In the Mediterranean evergreen oakwoodlands of southern Portugal, the main tree species are Quercus ilex ssp. rotundifolia Lam. (holm oak) and Quercus suber L. (cork oak). We studied a savannah-type woodland where these species coexist, with the aim of better understanding the mechanisms of tree ada...

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Main Author: David, T.S. (author)
Other Authors: Henriques, M.O. (author), Kurz-Besson, C. (author), Nunes, J. (author), Valente, F. (author), Vaz, M (author), Pereira, J.S. (author), Siegwolf, R. (author), Chaves, M.M. (author), Gazarini, L.C. (author), David, J,S. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
canopy conductance
groundwater
hydraulic conductance
leaf water potential
Quercus ilex
Quercus suber
sap flow
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3454
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/3454

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/3454

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