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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1845-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-1845-2019
Research article
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30 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 30 Apr 2019

Quantifying energy use efficiency via entropy production: a case study from longleaf pine ecosystems

Susanne Wiesner, Christina L. Staudhammer, Paul C. Stoy, Lindsay R. Boring, and Gregory Starr

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We studied entropy production in longleaf savanna sites with variations in land use legacy, plant diversity, and soil water availability which experienced drought. Sites with greater land use legacy had lower metabolic energy use efficiency, which delayed recovery from drought. Sites with more hardwood captured less solar radiation but more efficiently used absorbed energy. Future management applications could use these methods to quantify energy use efficiency across global ecosystems.
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