More sensitive response of crown conductance to VPD and larger water consumption in tropical evergreen than in deciduous broadleaf timber trees

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 247; pp. 399 - 407
• Main Authors: Siddiq, Zafar, Chen, Ya-Jun, Zhang, Yong-Jiang, Zhang, Jiao-Lin, Cao, Kun-Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.12.2017
• Subjects: Angiospermae; Capacitance; China; correlation; drought; forest trees; Leaf habit; plantations; sap flow; sapwood; timber production; transpiration; tree and stand measurements; Tropical timber plantations; tropics; vapor pressure; Vapor pressure deficit; water conservation; Water use; Wet season; China; Tropical timber plantations; Water use; Capacitance; Wet season; Vapor pressure deficit; Leaf habit

•Tropical evergreen trees have more sensitive crown conductance response to VPD than deciduous ones.•Tropical evergreen trees have larger daily water consumption than deciduous ones.•Higher peak transpiration and larger sapwood area of the evergreen trees result in larger water use. The differences...