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AQUATIC BOTANY
Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 35-46Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3770(01)00168-1
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Acer rubrum; evapotranspiration; lysimeter; Salix babylonica; Typha latifolia; vapor pressure deficit; wetlands
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Using replicated, whole plant lysimeters, we quantified and compared the daily evapotranspiration (ET) rates and temporal ET patterns of three plant species common in wetlands of the northeastern US: weeping willow (Salix babylonica L.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), and cattail (Typha latifolia L.). For comparison and control, we simultaneously measured evaporation from bare soil and open water. S. babylonica and T. latifolia had significantly higher ET rates per unit leaf area than A. rubrum (P = 0.0002), and all plant species' ET rates were greater than evaporation rates from bare soil and open water. Temporal patterns in ET over the study period were strongly correlated with relative humidity for all treatments except T. latifolia. Within the shorter time frame of a day, the plants exhibited a peak in ET from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. A comparison with studies in the literature indicates that the examined wetland species exhibited higher rates of ET and a more continuous daily flux than do many terrestrial species. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved.
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