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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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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.
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