Harvard Forest

Multidecadal evapotranspiration measurements in a temperate forest demonstrate a sustained impact of warmer winters and a transient effect of chronic biotic disturbance
Long-term changes in PET and ET are due to increased atmospheric demand for water vapor. Biotic disturbance played a larger role than climate change on ET dynamics due to stress, mortality, and replacement by deciduous species over 2004-2023.
Dec 5, 2023
Multidecadal evapotranspiration measurements in a temperate forest demonstrate a sustained impact of warmer winters and a transient effect of chronic biotic disturbance