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Field data collection and analysis of canopy and litter interception in commercial forest plantations in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa |
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H. H. Bulcock, G. P. W. Jewitt |
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Englisch
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1027-5606
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In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences ; 16, no. 10 ; Nr. 16, no. 10 (2012-10-19), S.3717-3728 |
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250013524
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| Publikation (Nr.) |
 copernicus.org/hess-16-3717-2012.pdf |
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| Zusammenfassung |
| It is well accepted that the total evaporation in forested areas is greater
than in grasslands, largely due to the differences in the amount of rainfall
that is intercepted by the forest canopy and litter and due to higher transpiration
rates. However, interception is the least studied of these components of the
hydrological cycle. The study aims to measure and quantify the canopy and
litter interception by Eucalyptus grandis, Pinus patula and
Acacia mearnsii, at the Two Streams research catchment in the
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa for the three-year period April 2008
to March 2011. The results from this study showed that canopy and litter
interception contributed a significant amount of the water evaporated in a
forest water balance. The canopy interception by E. grandis, A. mearnsii and P. patula was 14.9%,
27.7% and 21.4% of gross precipitation, respectively, while litter
interception was 8.5%, 6.6% and 12.1% of gross
precipitation, respectively. |
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