The paradox of defoliation: Declining tree water status with increasing soil water content
Lorena Balducci, Angelo Fierravanti, Sergio Rossi, Sylvain Delzon, Louis De Grandpré, Daniel Kneeshaw, Annie Deslauriers
Topics & Concepts
Spruce budwormBalsamChoristoneura fumiferanaWater contentTranspirationVapour Pressure DeficitCanopyEnvironmental scienceShootSoil waterAbies balsameaAgronomyHorticultureBiologyEcologyBotanyPEST analysisTortricidaeSoil sciencePhotosynthesisGeotechnical engineeringEngineeringPlant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsForest ecology and managementFire effects on ecosystems