Sap flux density and stomatal conductance of European beech and common oak trees in pure and mixed stands during the summer drought of 2003

Jonard, François; André, F.; Ponette, Q.; Vincke, C.; Jonard, M.

doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.08.032

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Sap flux density and stomatal conductance of European beech and common oak trees in pure and mixed stands during the summer drought of 2003

Jonard, François; André, F.; Ponette, Q. et al.

2011 • In Journal of Hydrology, 409 (1-2), p. 371-381

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Drought; Fagus sylvatica; Quercus petraea; Sap flux; Stomatal conductance; Tree species mixture; Tree species; Flow measurement; Plant extracts; Rain; Soil moisture; Sun; Trees (mathematics); Water content; Forestry; Penman-Monteith equation; Conductivity; Moisture; Moisture Content; Sap; Soil; Fagus

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[en] Sap flux density of European beech and common oak trees was determined from sap flow measurements in pure and mixed stands during the summer drought of 2003. Eight trees per species and per stand were equipped with sap flow sensors. Soil water content was monitored in each stand at different depths by using time-domain reflectometry (TDR). Leaf area index and vertical root distribution were also investigated during the growing season. From sap flux density (SFD) data, mean stomatal conductance of individual trees (Gs) was calculated by inverting the Penman-Monteith equation. Linear mixed models were developed to analyse the effects of species and stand type (pure vs. mixed) on SFD and Gs and on their sensitivity to environmental variables (vapour pressure deficit (D), incoming solar radiation (RG), and relative extractable water (REW)). For reference environmental conditions, we did not find any tree species or stand type effects on SFD. The sensitivity of SFD to D was higher for oak than for beech in the pure stands (P< 0.0001) but the mixing of species reduced it for oak and increased it for beech, so that the sensitivity of SFD to D became higher for beech than for oak in the mixed stand (P< 0.0001). At reference conditions, Gs was significantly higher for beech compared to oak (2.1 and 1.8 times in the pure and mixed stand, respectively). This was explained by a larger beech sapwood-to-leaf area ratio compared to oak. The sensitivity of Gs to REW was higher for beech than for oak and was ascribed to a higher vulnerability of beech to air embolism and to a more sensitive stomatal regulation. The sensitivity of beech Gs to REW was lower in the mixed than in the pure stand, which could be explained by a better sharing of the resources in the mixture, by facilitation processes (hydraulic lift), and by a rainfall partitioning in favour of beech. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

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Environmental sciences & ecology
Phytobiology (plant sciences, forestry, mycology...)

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Jonard, François ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de géographie > Systèmes d'information géographiques

André, F.; Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Croix du Sud 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, IBG-3 Agrosphere, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Forschungszentrum, Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany

Ponette, Q.; Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Croix du Sud 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Vincke, C.; Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Croix du Sud 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Jonard, M.; Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute, Environmental Sciences, Croix du Sud 2, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

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English

Title :

Sap flux density and stomatal conductance of European beech and common oak trees in pure and mixed stands during the summer drought of 2003

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2011

Journal title :

Journal of Hydrology

ISSN :

0022-1694

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1879-2707

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Elsevier, Netherlands

Volume :

409

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1-2

Pages :

371-381

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