Contrasting effects of invasive insects and fire on ecosystem water use efficiency

Clark, K. L.; Skowronski, N. S.; Gallagher, M. R.; Renninger, H.; Schäfer, K. V. R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-11-6509-2014

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01 Dec 2014

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Contrasting effects of invasive insects and fire on ecosystem water use efficiency

K. L. Clark, N. S. Skowronski, M. R. Gallagher, H. Renninger, and K. V. R. Schäfer

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RC C4018: 'Review of Clark, et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 02 Aug 2014
RC C4519: 'Review for “Contrasting effects of invasive insects and fire on ecosystem water use efficiency” by Clark et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 21 Aug 2014
AC C5244: 'Authors' comments on bg-2014-263', Kenneth Clark, 21 Sep 2014

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Short summary

Eddy covariance and biometric measurements were used to contrast the effects of defoliation by gypsy moth and prescribed fire on net CO2 exchange (NEE) and ecosystem water use efficiency (WUEe) in three forests in the New Jersey Pinelands, USA. Defoliation reduced long-term NEE and WUEe, while prescribed burning had little effect. Our results suggest that WUEe following disturbance is dependent on its impact on the N status of canopy foliage, in addition to time since disturbance.