Species-Specific Shifts in Diurnal Sap Velocity Dynamics and Hysteretic Behavior of Ecophysiological Variables During the 2015–2016 El Niño Event in the Amazon Forest

• Published in: Frontiers in plant science Vol. 10; p. 830
• Main Authors: Gimenez, Bruno O., Jardine, Kolby J., Higuchi, Niro, Negrón-Juárez, Robinson I., Sampaio-Filho, Israel de Jesus, Cobello, Leticia O., Fontes, Clarissa G., Dawson, Todd E., Varadharajan, Charuleka, Christianson, Danielle S., Spanner, Gustavo C., Araújo, Alessandro C., Warren, Jeffrey M., Newman, Brent D., Holm, Jennifer A., Koven, Charles D., McDowell, Nate G., Chambers, Jeffrey Q.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 28.06.2019; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; direct solar radiation; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; hysteresis; leaf temperature; Plant Science; sap velocity; stomatal conductance; tropical forests; tropical forests, sap velocity, stomatal conductance, direct solar radiation, vapor pressure deficit, leaf temperature; vapor pressure deficit; sap velocity; stomatal conductance; direct solar radiation; tropical forests; vapor pressure deficit; leaf temperature; hysteresis

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