Duration: 2009-2011
Research project group: Long-term monitoring of forest ecosystems projects
"Water budgets" is a demonstration project included in FutMon-project (Action D3).
The project is primarily aimed at the development and implementation of water budget modelling on intensive monitoring plots. The project will test and demonstrate the feasibility of more comprehensive soil moisture measurements.
Background
The supply of water to trees is one of the key factors affecting tree vitality and forest condition. Determination of the water budget has also proved to be of central importance in understanding a number of physiological processes such as nutrient uptake, growth and response to biotic and abiotic stress factors. Up to now, the main focus in Level II monitoring has been on the effects of air pollution on the condition and functioning of forest ecosystems, and meteorological and hydrological measurements have been carried out on a limited number of Level II plots only. Now, faced by the additional new threat of climate change, there is an urgent need to broaden and develop the existing monitoring activities on the so-called “core” plots of the Level II network.
Methods employed
Surveys specifically required for this action:
Project leader:
Lindroos, Antti-Jussi
The Finnish Forest Research Institute,
Vantaa Unit,
PL 18, FI-01301 VANTAA, FINLAND
Phone: +358 10 211 5446 Telefax: +358 10 211 2103
E-mail: antti.lindroos@metla.fi
Updated 25.05.2012
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