Comparison of soil moisture effects on surface conductance between late dry and rainy seasons in an evergreen forest of central Cambodia

Abstract

Some forests in the Asian monsoon region are reported to transpire actively, even in the late dry season. The evergreen forest in central Cambodia is included in them. The surface conductance was estimated for an evergreen forest in central Cambodia in the late dry (May) and rainy (August) seasons, and the effects of environmental conditions on surface conductance were compared between seasons. The effects of soil moisture did not differ between seasons, indicating that soil water drought in the late dry season does not limit transpiration from the entire forest community. Evergreen forests in central Cambodia are thought to transpire actively in the late dry season.

Interpretation of Soil Water Content into Dryness Index: Implication for Forest Fire Management

“…Interaksi antara tanah dan iklim sebagai faktor penentu dalam pemodelan kekeringan dihubungkan oleh kondisi kandungan air tanah. Kandungan air tanah merupakan faktor penting dalam interaksi antara tanah dan iklim/cuaca (Seneviratne et al 2010) seperti pengaruhnya terhadap konduktivitas tanah (Tamai et al 2008)…”