Climate and Hydrology Shape the Growth and Water Use Efficiency in South Florida's (USA) Pine and Cypress Forests

Bernal-Escobar M, Angelo C, Feeley KJ. 2026. Climate and Hydrology Shape the Growth and Water Use Efficiency in South Florida's (USA) Pine and Cypress Forests. Ecology and Evolution. 16(4):16

This research explores how climate and hydrology shape the growth and intrinsic water use efficiency (iWUE) of three dominant tree species—Taxodium ascendens, Taxodium distichum, and Pinus elliottii—in South Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. Using dendrochronology and stable carbon isotope analysis, the study sampled 20–26 individuals per species to estimate annual growth rates and iWUE, constructing tree-ring chronologies and evaluating environmental influences across temporal and landscape scales.

Type

Journal Article

Authors

Bernal-Escobar, Manuel; Angelo, Courtney; Feeley, Kenneth

Units

BICY

Keywords

climate change, dendroecology, intrinsic water use efficiency, seasonal flooded forest, tree growth rates

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• Ecology and Evolution Volume 16, Issue 4

Series

• Ecology and Evolution

See also

• A dendrochronological and stable isotope assessment of a dominant tree species across the Big Cypress National Preserve landscape: the role of environmental variables and vulnerability in a changing climate

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