Analysis of the fluctuations of main water balance components at six forest stands in the Great Hungarian Plain

Bolla, Bence Kálmán and Ján, SZOLGAY and Gribovszki, Zoltán and Kalicz, Péter and Dobó, Márton István and Szabó, András (2025) Analysis of the fluctuations of main water balance components at six forest stands in the Great Hungarian Plain. ACTA HYDROLOGICA SLOVACA, 26 (1). pp. 40-51. ISSN 1335-6291

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Abstract

The hydro-meteorological measurement network of the Forest Research Institute of the University of Sopron monitored the water balance of six aged lowland forest stands (Bócsa: Grey poplar Gyula: Pedunculate oak, Jászberény: Pedunculate oak, Kecskemét: Scots pine, Püspökladány: Pedunculate oak, Pusztaszer: Black locust). Meteorological, soil moisture, and groundwater level data were used to estimate the differences between reactions of the water use of forest stands and changes in water balance in a predominantly dry period of 2019 to 2024. The available groundwater resources for the forest decreased significantly during this period, and the annual recharge cycle dampened or even diminished after the 2022 extreme compound warming and drought event, while the moisture stored in different soil layers, crucial for the survival of lowland forests, continued its recharging. The results contribute to understanding the variability and decrease of the access of the lowland forests to groundwater and soil moisture under conditions of warming climate, prolonged droughts and compound extremes.

Tudományterület / tudományág

agricultural sciences > forestry and wildlife management
natural sciences > environmental science

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Institution

Soproni Egyetem

Item Type:	Article
SWORD Depositor:	Teszt Sword
Depositing User:	Csaba Horváth
Identification Number:	MTMT:36193451
Date Deposited:	08 Jul 2025 08:17
Last Modified:	08 Jul 2025 08:17
URI:	http://publicatio.uni-sopron.hu/id/eprint/3697

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