Water availability effect on transpiration of the Norway spruce forest stand: a case study

Abstract

We have studied Norway spruce stand transpiration in socially differentitated forest in dense and sparse part. During dry conditions, codominant trees in forest sparse part transpired about 85 % of total stand transpiration and in forest dense 92 %. Forests socially differentitated and less dense has a better biomass production potential with exception of extremely low soil water availability.