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Evaluation of hydrological and climatic features of fast growing trees for energy use
Weger, J. ; Šír, Miloslav
Microclimatic changes in plantations of fast growing trees (FGT) against grassland consist in reducing the max. daily air temperatures of ground in sunny and warm days to 4 to 5º C, when is available soil water for transpiration. Minimum temperatures of ground air are significantly less affected; they are generally higher under canopy of FGT. Daily air humidity on hot days is usually greater in plantations of FGT than in grassland. In the growing season, soil temperatures are lower in plantations of FGT than in the stands under grass cover. Reduction of daily air temperatures and soil temperatures under canopy of FGT is mainly due to the cooling effect of transpiration. Shielding effect of high vegetation is not the dominant cause of temperature reduction. Large-scale plantations of FGT will have no observable effect on the temperature of the countryside or on the hydrological cycle. They will not cause land draying and reduction of runoff from the landscape.

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