Many studies have reported tree growth reduction in forests with pedestrian trampling, implying a reduction of tree transpiration in such forests. We undertook observations of tree transpiration based on the heat-pulse method in a forest (Lithocarpus edulis) with pedestrian trampling. We prepared trampled and control plots in the forest. Tree transpiration in the trampled plot was reduced compa...

It is well known that rootstocks can have an effect on the vegetative growth and development of the tree; however, there has been no clear explanation about the physiological mechanism involved in this phenomenon. Evidence indicates that the rootstock effects on tree vegetative growth may be related to hydraulic limitations of the rootstock. The objective of these experiments was to investigate...

Estimation of actual evapotranspiration (ET), especially its partitioning into plant transpiration (T) and soil evaporation (E), in agricultural fields is important for effective soil water management and conservation and for understanding the interactions between ET, T, and E with the management practices. Direct field measurements of ET, T, and E rates are difficult and costly; hence, mathema...

Observations of latent heat, sensible heat and momentum flux from eddy correlation equipment are presented, along with approximately weekly measurements of soil moisture content. The measurements were made over a pasture field in the south of England for 3 years, covering two dry years, 1995 and 1996 and a more normal year, 1997. The data show that, overall, approximately 80% of the measured ne...

An increasing trend in global streamflow has been variously attributed to global warming, land use, and a reduction in plant transpiration under higher CO2 levels. To separate these influences for the coterminous United States, we use a set of over 1000 United States Geological Survey stream gauges primarily from small, minimally disturbed watersheds to estimate annual streamflow per unit area ...

Abstract Purpose Partial rootzone drying (PRD) typically alternates the dry and irrigated parts of rootzone, but how plant physiology soil evaporation respond to this alternation are poorly understood. Methods Dwarf tomatoes were grown in small split pots comprising two 250 cm 3 compartments fully (WW: 100% ET c ) or subjected three deficit irrigation treatments (75% ): homogeneous (HRD; evenly...