AmeriFlux US-Ton Tonzi Ranch

Dataset · Wed Apr 06 20:00:00 EDT 2016

DOI:https://doi.org/10.17190/AMF/1245971· OSTI ID:1245971

Ma, Siyan ^[1]; Xu, Liukang ^[1]; Verfaillie, Joseph ^[1]; Baldocchi, Dennis ^[1]

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1. University of California, Berkeley

This is the AmeriFlux version of the carbon flux data for the site US-Ton Tonzi Ranch. Site Description - Located in the lower foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Tonzi Ranch site is classified as an oak savanna woodland on privately owned land. Managed by local rancher, Russell Tonzi, brush has been periodically removed for cattle grazing. The overstory is dominated by blue oak trees (40% of total vegetation) with intermittent grey pine trees (3 trees/ha). Understory species include a variety of grasses and herbs, including purple false brome, smooth cat's ear, and rose clover. These two distinctive layers operate in and out from one another. Growing season of the understory is confined to the wet season only, typically from October to early May. In contrast, the deciduous blue oak trees are dormant during the rainy winter months and reach maximum LAI in April. The blue oak ecosystem rings the Great Central Valley of California, inhabiting the lower reaches of the Sierra Nevada foothills.

• Research Organization: University of California, Berkeley
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; DOE/TCP
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 1245971
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English