Transpiration and stomatal conductance across a steep climate gradient in the southern Rocky Mountains

Transpiration and stomatal conductance across a steep climate gradient in the southern Rocky Mountains

Transpiration (E) is regulated over short time periods by stomatal conductance (Gs) and over multi-year periods by treeand stand-structural factors such as leaf area, height and density, with upper limits ultimately set by climate. We tested the hypothesis that tree structure, stand structure and Gs together regulate E per ground area (Eg) within climatic limits using three sites located across...

Mesoscale Wind Climate Modelling in Steep Mountains

Although the Mesoscale Community Compressible (MC2) model successfully reproduces the wind climate (for wind energy development purposes) of the Gaspé region, equivalent simulations for the steep mountainous southern Yukon have been unsatisfactory. An important part of the problem lies in the provision of suitable boundary conditions in the lower troposphere. This paper will describe an alterna...

Update on Nighttime Stomatal Conductance in Plants Nighttime Stomatal Conductance and Transpiration in C3 and C4 Plants 1[W]

Incomplete stomatal closure during the night is observed in a diverse range of C3 and C4 species (Fig. 1; Supplemental Table S1) and can lead to substantial nighttime transpirational water loss. Although water loss is an inevitable consequence of stomatal opening for photosynthetic carbon gain, nighttime stomatal opening is unexpected because carbon gain is not occurring and the need to cool le...

Changing Climate Suitability for Forests in Yellowstone & the Rocky Mountains

Tracing Deuterium through the food web and into Birds and Mammals along an elevational gradient in the Southern Rocky Mountains

Animals incorporate local δ 2 H values from available water and dietary sources during tissue synthesis, which can provide evidence of elevational movements if multiple tissues with different turnover times are examined. Here we test the applicability of using δ 2 H as an indicator of altitudinal movements by examining multiple tissues (δ 2 Hbw (body water), δ 2 Hfeather, δ 2 Hfur, and δ 2 Hcla...