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Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1553-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1553-2019
© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 23, issue 3
Research article
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18 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 18 Mar 2019

Water-use dynamics of an alien-invaded riparian forest within the summer rainfall zone of South Africa

Bruce C. Scott-Shaw and Colin S. Everson

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The research undertaken for this study has allowed for an accurate direct comparison of indigenous and introduced tree water use. The measurements of trees growing in the understorey indicate significant water use in the subcanopy layer. The results showed that individual tree water use is largely inter-species specific. The introduced species remain active during the dry winter periods, resulting in their cumulative water use being significantly greater than that of the indigenous species.
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