Journal article
Evergreen and ever growing – Stem and canopy growth dynamics of a temperate eucalypt forest
A Griebel, LT Bennett, SK Arndt
Forest Ecology and Management | ELSEVIER | Published : 2017
Abstract
Irregular growth rings and long-lived leaves present challenges to quantify stem growth and canopy dynamics of evergreen eucalypt trees, which has impeded understanding of seasonal and inter-year biomass allocation in temperate eucalypt forests. To address this knowledge gap, we examined the sub-annual dynamics of stem and canopy growth by tree canopy class of three co-occurring species over 35 months in a temperate eucalypt forest of southeastern Australia. We used dendrometers to monitor basal area increments and daily terrestrial lidar scans to monitor integrated and height-specific canopy dynamics. Associations with concomitant weather data and stand-level carbon fluxes were used to enha..
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Awarded by Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, State Government of Victoria
Funding Acknowledgements
We would like to thank two anonymous reviewers for their helpful suggestions that improved an earlier draft of the manuscript. The study was supported by the integrated Forest Ecosystem Research program, which is funded by the Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, and by the Australian Research Council (ARC) grant LE0882936. The VEGNET scanners were purchased using funds provided by the A.E. Rowden White Foundation. The Wombat Flux site is supported by Australia's Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN) and is part of the TERN OzFlux and TERN Supersite networks. The flux data is available at the OzFlux data portal (http://data.ozflux.org.au/portal/homejspx). We thank Darius Culvenor, Glenn Newnham, Daniel Metzen and all technical staff that assisted with installing and maintaining the field site.