Climatic constraints on carbon assimilation and transpiration of sub-Mediterranean forests
Researcher: Chr. Van der Tol
Current affiliation: ITC-Twente University, Department of Water Resources, Enschede, The Netherlands
Supervisors:
Collaborators:
- Dr. K. Raspor - University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Duration: 2002-2006
Funding: VU University
Key research questions / objectives
- How can vegetation parameters at leaf level be translated into diurnal cycles of photosynthesis and transpiration at canopy level?
- What are the contributions of weather conditions and vegetation parameters to the spatial and temporal variations in the diurnal cycles of surface conductance, photosynthesis and transpiration?
- How can vegetation parameters and the seasonal cycles of assimilation and transpiration be predicted from climatic constraints in a water-limited environment?
- Is there empirical evidence for an ecological optimality hypothesis under water-limited conditions?
Project publications
- Van der Tol, C., Dolman, A.J. & Waterloo, M.J. (2008a). Optimum vegetation characteristics, assimilation, and transpiration during a dry season: 1. Model description. Water Resources Research 44 (2008) W03421.
- Van der Tol, C., Dolman, A.J. & Waterloo, M.J. (2008b). Optimum vegetation characteristics, assimilation, and transpiration during a dry season: 2. Model evaluation. Water Resources Research 44 (2008) W03422.
- Van der Tol, Chr. (2007). Climatic constraints on carbon assimilation and transpiration of sub-Mediterranean forests. Doctoral Dissertation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 140 pp.
- Van der Tol, C., Dolman, A.J., Waterloo, M.J. & Raspor, K. (2007). Topography induced spatial variations in diurnal cycles of assimilation and latent heat of mediterranean forest. Biogeosciences 4, 137-154.
Related publications
- Sraj, M., Brilly, M. & Mikos, M. (2008). Rainfall interception by two deciduous Mediterranean forests of contrasting stature in Slovenia. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology 148, 121–134.
