Divergent water balance trajectories under two dominant  tree species in montane forest catchment  shifting from energy- to water-limitation

Zelíková, Nikol; Toušková, Jitka; Kocum, Jiří; Vlček, Lukáš; Tesař, Miroslav; Bouda, Martin; Šípek, Václav

doi:10.5194/hess-29-6003-2025

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05 Nov 2025

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Divergent water balance trajectories under two dominant tree species in montane forest catchment shifting from energy- to water-limitation

Nikol Zelíková, Jitka Toušková, Jiří Kocum, Lukáš Vlček, Miroslav Tesař, Martin Bouda, and Václav Šípek

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Dec 2024	21	3	28	52
Jan 2025	19	6	46	71
Feb 2025	22	7	10	39
Mar 2025	27	20	4	51
Apr 2025	11	10	0	21
May 2025	15	4	3	22
Jun 2025	21	15	4	40
Jul 2025	24	5	2	31
Aug 2025	76	1	1	78
Sep 2025	317	11	3	331
Oct 2025	43	15	1	59
Nov 2025	215	45	13	273
Dec 2025	113	50	5	168
Jan 2026	84	51	9	144
Feb 2026	82	35	6	123
Mar 2026	74	46	5	125
Apr 2026	96	41	5	142
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Short summary

Climate change in Central Europe results in the gradual replacement of spruce trees with beech. To model its potential impact, we used 22-year data of soil moisture under both tree species. The drier the summer season, the greater the difference between the two: the main reason was the higher transpiration of beech canopy compared to spruce. An accelerating transition of the Central European montane forest water balance from a fully energy-limited state towards water-limitation was documented.