## Abstract This study of litter decomposition was part of an extensive project examining the partitioning of rainfall, the associated chemistry, and litterfall in a dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest and a __Pinus radiata__ plantation in southeastern Australia. The eucalypt species studied were __Euc
Partitioning of rainfall in a eucalypt forest and pine plantation in southeastern australia: II stemflow and factors affecting stemflow in a dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest and a pinus radiata plantation
β Scribed by R. H. Crockford; D. P. Richardson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 766 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6087
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Stemflow of a dry sclerophyll eucalypt forest and a nearby Pinus radiata plantation was studied on a rainfall event basis. The stemflow yields of the forests are quantified, compared, and presented on an annual basis for four years. Yields of the individual eucalypt species are compared and the tree characteristics responsible for the yield differences are discussed. The influence of event size, type, and season on stemflow are also shown. Rainfall angle is shown to have a significant effect on stemflow yield.
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