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The really interesting thing is that litterfall is actually less
initially, suggesting that trees have a 2-phase strategy in place
for drought: hold on as long as possible, then give up and drop your
leaves. <br>
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<div dir="ltr">WOW! That is an amazing response (to drought?)
indicating some type of threshold in soil moisture?
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<div>Are data on light to see what the canopy is doing?</div>
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<div>Did you have leaf-fall data from before and after 1994 on
the Big Grid? </div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 11:56 AM, Jess
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<div>To contribute to our discussions going on, I pass
along the litterfall graph that Sarah prepared that
compares litterfall YTD vs. the averages since the CTE
started in 2002. There was an immense amount during
one single fortnight in May. It was so much that it
took all the staff to collect it all. I spoke to John
Bithorn yesterday and he told me he was many species,
not just a few, that contributed to the peak. We'll
keep you posted as more data are added. We are also
analyzing the data set on palm litter, too.</div>
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<div>Jess K. Zimmerman<br>
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<div>Lead PI, Luquillo LTER Program<br>
Department Environmental Sciences<br>
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras<br>
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico<br>
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Date: Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 1:17 PM<br>
Subject: Final litterfall graph (until we add palms)<br>
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<div>Sarah Stankavich<br>
LUQ-LTER Coordinator<br>
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El Verde Field Station<br>
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