Effects of thinning on wood production, leaf area index, transpiration and canopy interception of a plantation subject to drought

• Published in: Tree physiology Vol. 21; no. 12-13; pp. 1001 - 1008
• Main Authors: McJannet, D., Vertessy, R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Canada 01.08.2001
• Subjects: Australia; Australia, Victoria, Warrenbayne; biomass production; canopy; diameter; Disasters; Eucalyptus - growth & development; Eucalyptus - physiology; Eucalyptus globulus; forest plantations; Forestry; leaf area index; Plant Stems - growth & development; Plant Stems - physiology; Plant Transpiration - physiology; Rain; soil water content; stand density; transpiration; Trees - growth & development; Trees - physiology; Victoria; Victoria (Australia); Water - metabolism; water stress; Wood; xylem; Victoria; Victoria (Australia)

We conducted thinning trials in a 5-year-old Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus Labill plantation near Warrenbayne, northeastern Victoria, Australia, where soil salinization and waterlogging are common, and assessed treatment effects on tree growth, water use and survival. Half-hectare plots were thi...