title: Water use by a warm-temperate deciduous forest under the influence of the Asian monsoon: contributions of the overstory and understory to forest water use.
abstract: The warm temperate deciduous forests in Asia have a relatively dense understory, hence, it is imperative that we understand the dynamics of transpiration in both the overstory (E O) and understory (E U) of forest stands under the influence of the Asian monsoon in order to improve the accuracy of forest water use budgeting and to identify key factors controlling forest water use under climate change. In this study, E O and E U of a temperate deciduous forest stand located in South Korea were measured during the growing season of 2008 using sap flow methods. The objectives of this study were (1) to quantify the total transpiration of the forest stand, i.e., overstory and understory, (2) to determine their relative contribution to ecosystem evapotranspiration (E eco), and (3) to identify factors controlling the transpiration of each layer. E O and E U were 174 and 22 mm, respectively. Total transpiration accounted for 55 % of the total E eco, revealing the importance of unaccounted contributions to E eco (i.e., soil evaporation and wet canopy evaporation). During the monsoon period, there was a strong reduction in the total transpiration, likely because of reductions in photosynthetic active radiation, vapor pressure deficit and plant area index. The ratio of E U to E O declined during the same period, indicating an effect of monsoon on the partitioning of E eco in its two components. The seasonal pattern of E O was synchronized with the overstory canopy development, which equally had a strong regulatory influence on E U.
authors: Department of Plant Ecology, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany. eun-young.jung@uni-bayreuth.de
authors: Eun-Young
authors: EY
authors: Jung
authors: Dennis
authors: D
authors: Otieno
authors: Hyojung
authors: H
authors: Kwon
authors: Bora
authors: B
authors: Lee
authors: Jong-Hwan
authors: JH
authors: Lim
authors: Joon
authors: J
authors: Kim
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Tenhunen
mesh_terms: D001699:Biometry; D004777:Environment; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000502:physiology; D018547:Plant Stems; D018526:Plant Transpiration / Q000502:physiology*; D056910:Republic of Korea; D012621:Seasons; D014197:Trees / Q000502:physiology*; D014867:Water / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D014867:Water
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