Abstract
Sedges ( Carex spec., Cyperaceae) are important members of different vegetation types in temperate zones nearly all over the world. For this, knowledge of gas exchange and stomata behaviour of sedges is significant for understanding the exchange of water vapour and carbon dioxide between such vegetation types and the atmosphere. The gas exchange of several Carex species was studied in an experimental site of the Botanical Garden Düsseldorf (Germany). Transpiration and netassimilation rates (A), leaf conductances (g) and microclimatic parameters were measured porometrically during two vegetation periods. Patterns of dependence of leaf gas exchange on microclimatic conditions were worked out for different species and culture regimes. The sedges differ in stomatal sensitivity to changing air humidity. Water loss through transpiration is therefore decoupled from evaporation in a species-specific degree. Resulting mathematical models of g and A are presented and the importance of these species-specific differences in modelling and upscaling water vapour, carbon dioxide and trace gas fluxes are pointed out.
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