Rainfall interception and stem flow by eucalypt street trees – The impacts of canopy density and bark type

Livesley, Stephen J.; Baudinette, B.; Glover, D. V.

doi:10.1016/j.ufug.2013.09.001

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“…Several studies reported stemflows for each dominant tree species that were averaged and weighted with the share of species basal area in the total (stand) basal area at the site. Stemflow has been investigated as a function (among other influential variables) of seasonality (Dolman 1987;Livesley et al 2014). Herbst et al (2008) exposed that stemflow yield is much higher during the leafless period compared to the leafed period.…”

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“…High interception by forest canopies is frequently associated with high leaf area index (Sadeghi et al 2016), which is closely related to canopy cover. The study from Livesley et al (2014) illustrated that urban street tree with denser canopy (greater plant area index) intercepted more annual rainfall (44%) than street tree with a less dense canopy (29%). In streets, parks and natural forested areas interception accounted for on average 76.5% and 56.4% of bulk precipitation for coniferous and deciduous trees (Asadian 2007).…”

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“…The ability of urbanized watersheds to mitigate stormwater runoff and flooding (Beniston et al 2007;Livesley et al 2014) has decreased in many regions around the world due to increased rainfall intensities, increased urbanization (impervious surfaces), and aging and deficient urban infrastructure, since the existing drainage infrastructures (or the green infrastructure) were not designed for current rainfall intensities (Kirnbauer et al 2013). Previous studies have shown that urban forests can contribute significantly in terms of precipitation redistribution, interception and evaporation.…”

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“…Previous studies have shown that urban forests can contribute significantly in terms of precipitation redistribution, interception and evaporation. However, the spatial variability of forest canopy interception (interception, storage, and subsequent evaporation of precipitation by tree crowns; Livesley et al 2014) is largely controlled by forest stand structure (e.g., tree species composition, canopy cover), seasonality (seasonal presence or absence of foliage), as well as rainfall spatial distribution and its intensity (Xiao et al 2000b;Šraj et al 2008b). In addition, Siegert et al (2016) and Šraj et al (2008a) suggest that hillslope position within a watershed must also be considered for its effects on microclimate growing conditions and species distribution.…”

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“…Previous studies have generally focused on rural forests and isolated street trees. Hydrological processes in urban forests differ from those in plantations (Rutter et al 1971;Stogsdill et al 1989;Crockford and Richardson 1990;HouBao et al 1999;Park and Cameron 2008;Saito et al 2013), urban parks (Šraj et al 2008b;Schooling 2014;Schooling and Carlyle-Moses 2015) and isolated urban/ street trees (Xiao et al 2000a;Guevara-Escobar et al 2007;Asadian and Weiler 2009;Xiao and McPherson 2011;Livesley et al 2014). Consequently, results from plantations (homogeneous structure), urban parks or street trees (individual level) cannot be generalized to natural urban forests (stand-scale).…”

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Canopy precipitation interception in urban forests in relation to stand structure

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Urban forests provide important ecosystem services. In terms of hydrological benefits, forest ecosystems in urban environments represent qualitative and quantitative filter for rainwater. We quantified the canopy interception in relation to urban forest stand structure and rainfall intensity in an urban transect of the mixed (upland) forest in the city centre, towards a riparian pine forest and a floodplain hardwood forest in the City of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Bulk precipitation in open areas and throughfall were measured with fixed rainfall collectors in each forest. Stemflow was estimated from a review of relevant literature. We found that canopy interception in selected urban forests was mainly affected by tree species composition and other stand structure variables, such as canopy cover and tree dimensions. Average annual canopy interception was highest in the mixed forest (18.0% of bulk precipitation), while the riparian pine forest had the lowest level (3.9% of bulk precipitation) and the floodplain hardwood forest had the intermediate level for interception (7.1% of bulk precipitation). The mixed forest exhibited the stand structure factors that contributed to the highest canopy interception among the studied forests: high assemblage of dominant coniferous trees, denser canopy cover and the highest growing stock. Furthermore, rainfall intensity has proven to be an important factor for the seasonal partitioning (comparing the leafed and leafless period) of canopy interception. A better understanding of precipitation interception processes in urban forests is needed to assist urban forest managing and planning, aiming at maximizing canopy interception for the mitigation of stormwater runoff and flooding in urbanized watershed.

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A review of stemflow generation dynamics and stemflow‐environment interactions in forests and shrublands

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2015

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Many geoscientists now recognize stemflow as an important phenomenon which can exert considerable effects on the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of wooded ecosystems and shrublands. Despite the explosive growth of stemflow research, until this review there has been no comprehensive attempt to summarize and synthesize this literature since 2003. Topical areas of substantive new knowledge in stemflow research include the following: (1) the interrelationships among stemflow and meteorological conditions, especially within individual rain events; (2) the dynamic interplay between stemflow and canopy structure; (3) stemflow and the cycling of solutes and transport of particulate matter; (4) stemflow and its interactions with canopy fungi and corticolous lichens; and (5) stemflow-soil interactions. Each of these five topical areas of substantive new stemflow research is summarized and synthesized, with areas of future research opportunities discussed. In addition, we have reviewed the parameters which can be used to describe stemflow and critically evaluate their utility for different purposes. This review makes a call for scientists studying stemflow to utilize common metrics in an effort to increase the cross-site comparability of stemflow studies. Capitalizing on the insights of prior research, exciting research opportunities await hydrologists, biogeoscientists, and forest ecologists who will conduct studies to deepen our knowledge of stemflow which will enable a better and more accurate framing of stemflow in the larger context of watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry.

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Water Harvesting in Forests: An Important Step in Water‐Food‐Energy Nexus

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Rainfall interception and stem flow by eucalypt street trees – The impacts of canopy density and bark type

Cited by 148 publications

References 26 publications

Canopy precipitation interception in urban forests in relation to stand structure

Canopy precipitation interception in urban forests in relation to stand structure

A review of stemflow generation dynamics and stemflow‐environment interactions in forests and shrublands

Water Harvesting in Forests: An Important Step in Water‐Food‐Energy Nexus

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