Modelling LEAF stomatal resistance for common REED, peach‐leaf willow and cottonwood riparian plant communities

Abstract

Accounting for the impact of riparian plant communities on water balances is usually ignored due to the lack of data and information on water use of these plant communities. This is especially important for areas with limited water resources and in areas where water resources are shared between different users (agriculture, riparian zones, other ecosystems/agro-ecosystems, municipalities, recreational, mining, agroecology, etc.). Modelling stomatal resistance (r L ) of riparian vegetation species is a

Northeastern American Forests: Natural Disturbances, Climate Change Impact, and the Utilization of Increasingly Damaged Forest Trees for Biofuel Production

“…Disturbance of the health of forest trees can alter the energy, mortality, structure, productivity, water quality dynamics and nutrient and biogeochemical cycling of both the tree and the plant [36,37]. Disturbance can also affect the soil water distribution in the trees' effective root zone, soil water uptake [38] and capillary transport to upper leaves and branches, leaf (stomatal) functions and gas exchange with the surrounding atmosphere [39]; in turn, all these variables/factors impact the magnitude and efficiency of photosynthesis, transpiration rates, net ecosystem productivity [40], etc.…”