Open AccessNative trees show conservative water use relative to invasive trees: results from a removal experiment in a Hawaiian wet forest
Author(s) -
Molly A. Cavaleri,
Rebecca Ostertag,
Susan Cordell,
Lawren Sack
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cou016
Subject(s) - invasive species , biology , introduced species , ecology , transpiration , native plant , agroforestry , botany , photosynthesis
To gain understanding about invasive species physiology and also potential water conservation strategies, we investigated tree-level water use following a woody invasive removal experiment in Hawaii. Invasives had much higher water use rates than the native tree species, and stand level water use decreased by ∼50% after invasive removal.
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