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ecohydrology

The science of water–ecosystem interactions.

classic papers of ecohydrology

This is an attempt to identify seminal papers of ecohydrology. It's inspired by the course by N. Trefethen and I may try to develop a similar one at my institution.

1Bosch & Hewlett (1982)catchment experiments on evapotranspiration
2Cowan (1977)optimality principle of stomatal dynamics
3Dixon & Joly (1894)cohesion–tension theory
4Eagleson (1978)climate–ecosystem–hydrology relations
5Farquhar et al. (1980)mechanisms of photosynthesis
6Jarvis (1976)mechanisms of stomatal dynamics
7Monteith (1965)evapotranspiration from vegetated surfaces
8Philip (1966)soil–plant–atmosphere continuum
9Richards (1930)modelling subsurface flow
10Rodriguez-Iturbe (2000)climate–ecosystem–hydrology relations
11Sperry et al. (1998)coupled soil–xylem hydraulics
12Tyree & Sperry (1989)xylem hydraulics
13van Genuchten (1980)soil hydraulic properties

These 13 papers can be categorised into three topics:

  1. Plant hydraulics: papers 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 12
  2. Soil hydraulics: papers 9, 13
  3. Landscape ecohydrology: papers 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10

full references

  1. Bosch, J. M., & Hewlett, J. D. (1982). A review of catchment experiments to determine the effect of vegetation changes on water yield and evapotranspiration. Journal of Hydrology, 55(1–4), 3–23.
  2. Cowan, I. R. (1977). Stomatal behavior and environment. Advances in Botanical Research, 4, 117–228.
  3. Dixon, H. H., & Joly, J. (1894). On the ascent of sap. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, 186, 563–576.
  4. Eagleson, P. S. (1978). Climate, soil, and vegetation: 1. Introduction to water balance dynamics. Water Resources Research, 14(5), 705–712.
  5. Farquhar, G. D., von Caemmerer, S., & Berry, J. A. (1980). A biochemical model of photosynthetic CO2 assimilation in leaves of C3 species. Planta, 149, 78–90.
  6. Jarvis, P. G. (1976). The interpretation of variations in leaf water potential and stomatal conductance found in canopies in the field. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B, 273, 593–610.
  7. Monteith, J. L. (1965). Evaporation and environment. In G. E. Fogg (Ed.), The State and Movement of Water in Living Organisms (pp. 205–234). London: Symposia of the Society for Experimental Biology.
  8. Philip, J. R. (1966). Plant water relations: Some physical aspects. Annual Review of Plant Biology, 17, 245–268.
  9. Richards, L. A. (1930). Capillary conduction of liquids through porous mediums. Physics, 1, 318–333.
  10. Rodriguez-Iturbe, I. (2000).Ecohydrology: a hydrologic perspective of climate–soil–vegetation dynamics. Water Resources Research, 36, 3–9.
  11. Sperry, J. S., Adler, F. R., Campbell, G. S., & Comstock, J. P. (1998). Limitation of plant water use by rhizosphere and xylem conductance: Results from a model. Plant, Cell & Environment, 21, 347–359.
  12. Tyree, M. T., & Sperry, J. S. (1989). Vulnerability of xylem to cavitation and embolism. Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology, 40, 19–38.
  13. van Genuchten, M. T. (1980). A closed-form equation for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 44, 892–898.

a collection of ecohydrologists

in progress


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