Journal article
Energy partitioning and surface resistance of a poplar plantation in northern China
Abstract
Abstract. Poplar (Populus sp.) plantations have been, on the one hand, broadly used in northern China for urban greening, combating desertification, as well as for paper and wood production. On the other hand, such plantations have been questioned occasionally for their possible negative impacts on water availability due to the higher water-use nature of poplar trees compared with other tree species in water-limited dryland regions. To further …
Authors
Kang M; Zhang Z; Noormets A; Fang X; Zha T; Zhou J; Sun G; McNulty SG; Chen J
Journal
Biogeosciences, Vol. 12, No. 14, pp. 4245–4259
Publisher
Copernicus Publications
DOI
10.5194/bg-12-4245-2015
ISSN
1726-4170