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Table 2 Comparison of the maximum crown specific transpiration of trees (T in mm h−1), predawn water potential (ψ pd in MPa) and development of sapwood and projected crown areas according to the soil classes of resistivity

From: Transpiration of silver Fir (Abies alba mill.) during and after drought in relation to soil properties in a Mediterranean mountain area

Class of resistivity

Tree no.

Max T during the spring of

Min ψ pd in 2009 (MPa)

Sapwood width (cm)

Crown pojected area (m²)

Age (year)

DBH (cm)

2009

2010

1

B1

–

0.069

−1.99

5.1

18.3

80

31

2

A3

0.32

0.061

−0.93

10.5

24.4

76

40.9

 

D1

0.25

0.16

−1.14

4.4

16

157

48.2

 

D2

0.18

0.10

−1.02

2.7

17.2

159

42.5

 

D3

0.22

0.19

−1.17

3.6

9.9

146

28.9

 

D4

0.16

0.13

−0.99

3.5

15.9

161

29.1

3

A1

0.18

0.065

−1.37

6.5

27.6

83

41.1

 

A2

0.15

0.074

−1.27

4.7

14.6

72

40.6

 

C1

-

0.081

−1.62

4.4

11

82

25