Table 3. Summary of water use of tropical forest trees reviewed in this study.
| Reference | Location | Species | Method | DBH (cm) | Tree height (m) | T (Ld−1) | Period | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dye (1996) | Frankfort State Forest in South Africa (24°49′S, 30°43′E) | Site 1 (3-year-old trees) | Eucalyptus grandis | HPM | 14.7 ± 1.17 | 14.7 ± 1.01 | 45.8 | July 1993 |
| Site 2 (9-year-old trees) | Eucalyptus grandis | HPM | 29.7 ± 4.53 | 34.3 ± 1.15 | 68.0 | |||
| Eamus, O’Grady & Hutley (2000) | North Australian Tropical Transect -Dry site (130°45′E, 12°30′S) -Intermediate site (132°39′E, 14°40′S) - Wet site (133°46′E, 17°07′S) | Eucalyptus miniate Eucalyptus tetrodonta Eucalyptus latifolia Eucalyptus Capricornia Eucalyptus spp. Eucalyptus terminalis | HPM | 8.8–30.4 4.9–48.7 9.7–48.7 6.1–35.6 6.1–35.6 9.1–41.6 | NA | 16.1 | August–September 1998 (Dry season) | |
| 17.9 | March–April 1999 (Wet season) | |||||||
| Dierick & Hölscher (2009) | The Philippines (10°45′55″N, 124°47′25″E) and (10°44′10″N, 124°48′16″E) | Shorea contorta Parashorea malaanonan Hopea malibato Hopea plagata Swietenia macrophylla. Vitex parviflora Myrica javanica Sandoricum koetjape Durio zibethinus Gmelina arborea | TDP | 18.2 ± 7 12 ± 0.4 11.6 ± 2.4 6.6 ç 1.0 14.6 ± 1.3 20.4 ± 5.5 22.1 ± 3.7 16.3 ± 2.7 19.8 ± 7.3 21.9 ± 4.0 |
16.1 ± 3.5 13.1 ± 1.6 13.3 ± 1.8 9.4 ± 1.2 14.2 ± 1.5 12.7 ± 1.6 11.2 ± 0.6 13.2 ± 1.1 13.8 ± 3.0 18.1 ± 2.4 |
18.4 ± 19.5 10.6 ± 1.2 9.1 ± 8.5 4.0 ± 1.9 25.5 ± 4.1 30.7 ± 14.6 61.7 ± 17.0 32.8 ± 16.5 44.6 ± 18.5 27.6 ± 7.8 |
June to August 2006 and July to September 2007 | |
| Dierick et al. (2010) | The Philippines (10°45′55″N, 124°47′25″E) and (10°44′10″N, 124°48′16″E) | Shorea contorta Parashorea malaanonan Hopea malibato Hopea plagata Swietenia macrophylla Vitex parviflora Myrica javanica. Sandoricum koetjape. Durio zibethinus Gmelina arborea | TDP | 18.2 ± 7 12 ± 0.4 11.6 ± 2.4 6.6 ± 1.0 14.6 ± 1.3 20.4 ± 5.5 22.1 ± 3.7 16.3 ± 2.7 19.8 ± 7.3 21.9 ± 4.0 | 16.1 ± 3.5 13.1 ± 1.6 13.3 ± 1.8 9.4 ± 1.2 14.2 ± 1.5 12.7 ± 1.6 11.2 ± 0.6 13.2 ± 1.1 13.8 ± 3.0 18.1 ± 2.4 | 18.4 ± 14.4 10.6 ± 1.1 9.1 ± 6.7 4.0 ± 1.3 25.5 ± 3.6 20.7 ± 9.3 43.2 ± 12.5 23.4 ± 12.6 32.9 ± 14.8 19.8 ± 6.1 | June to August 2006 and July to September 2007 | |
| Indonesia (1.552°S, 120.020°E) | Theobroma cacao Gliricidia sepium | TDP | 10.1 ± 1.6 15.0 ± 2.5 | 4.5 ± 0.8 10.9 ± 2.1 | 10.0 ± 4.5 13.9 ± 4.1 | February 2007 (Dry season) | ||
| Panama (9.317°N, 79.633°W) | Luehea seemannii Anacardium excelsum Hura crepitans Cedrela odorata Tabebuia rosea | TDP | 11.8 ± 1.6 10.1 ± 0.6 18.0 ± 2.3 12.0 ± 0.6 11.5 ± 1.3 | 8.7 ± 1.0 6.4 ± 0.4 5.4 ± 1.0 11.7 ± 1.1 7.4 ± 0.3 | 13.1 ± 3.6 10.5 ± 2.8 14.6 ± 7.6 9.9 ± 2.2 7.9 ± 0.6 | June to September 2007 (Wet season) | ||
| Clulow et al. (2013) | Nkazana Peat swamp forest site (28°10.176′S, 32°30.070′E) | Syzygium cordatumShirakiopsis elliptica | HPM | NA | 22.5 6.8 | 30–45 2–12 | 4 September 2009 to 4 May 2011 | |
| Dune forest site (28°12.017′S, 32°31.633′E) | Drypetes natalensisEugenia natalitiaMimusops caffra | HPM | NA | 4.5 7.5 7.2 | 5–45 2–28 1–4 | |||
| Chen et al. (2014) | Northwest China (38°11′N, 109°28′E) | Ziziphus jujuba | TDP | 6.69–11.46 | 1.39–1.63 | 12.52–19.47 | May to October 2012 (growth season) | |
| Cavaleri et al. (2014) | Lowland wet forest on Hawaii Island (19°42.15′N, 155°2.40′W ) | Invaded forest plots | Metrosideros polymorphaCecropia obtusifoliaMacaranga mappaMelastoma septemnervium | TDP | 9.0–42.0 7.0–27.0 6.0–17.0 7.0–19.0 | NA | 2–25 | February to November 2008 |
| Removal plots | Metrosideros polymorpha | TDP | 9.0–42.0 | NA | 5–43 | |||
| Hardanto et al. (2017) | Rubber monoculture | Rubber trees Hevea brasiliensis | TDP | 20.3 ± 0.6 | 13.4 ± 0.4 | 25.6 ± 3.7 | June to August 2013 | |
| Jungle rubber | Rubber trees Hevea brasiliensis | TDP | 17.8 ± 0.5 | 140. ± 0.5 | 24.1 ± 4.2 | |||
| Admixed native trees Cratoxylum sumatranum Callerya atropurpurea Ixonanthes petiolaris Santiria griffithii Macaranga cf. sumatrana Artocarpus nitidus Alstonia angustifolia Streblus elongates Artocarpus integer Porterandia anisophylla Timonius wallichianus | TDP | 18.03 ± 0.3 | 14.0 ± 0.2 | 26.7 ± 2.2 | ||||
| Brum et al. (2018) | Mature lowland Amazon forest (2°31′0S, 48°53′W) | Canopy trees | HPM | 30–109 | NA | 68 ± 87 | October 2015 to April 2016 | |
| Subcanopy trees | HPM | 10–30 | NA | 11 ± 10.04 | ||||
Notes.
Mean values (±SD if available) are presented. The abbreviations are DBH, diameter at breast height (−1.3 m above ground); T, tree water use (Ld−1); TDP, thermal dissipation probes; HPM, heat pulse method. NA indicates not available data.