Hydrological responses to defoliation and drought of an upland oak/pine forest

K.V.R. Schäfer; H.J. Renninger; Ken Clark; D. Medvigy

doi:10.1002/hyp.10104

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Hydrological responses to defoliation and drought of an upland oak/pine forest

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Authors:

K.V.R. Schäfer, H.J. Renninger, Ken Clark, D. Medvigy

Year:

2014

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.10104

Source:

Hydrological Processes. 28(25): 6113-6123.

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Abstract

Hydrologic variability during 2005-2011 was observed and analyzed at an upland oak/pine forest in the New Jersey Pinelands. The forest experienced defoliation by Gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) in 2007, drought conditions in 2006 and a more severe drought in 2010. By using sap flux and eddy covariance measurements, stream discharge data from USGS, soil water changes, precipitation (P) and precipitation throughfall, a local water balance was derived.

Keywords

defoliation, drought, sap-flux, upland oak/pine forest, Atlantic Coastal Plain

Citation

Schäfer, K.V.R.; Renninger, H.J.; Clark, K.L.; Medvigy, D. 2014. Hydrological responses to defoliation and drought of an upland oak/pine forest. Hydrological Processes. 28(25): 6113-6123.