A depth-controlled tracer technique measures vertical, horizontal and temporal patterns of water use by trees and grasses in a subtropical savanna

• As described in the two-layer hypothesis, woody plants are often assumed to use deep soils to avoid competition with grasses. Yet the direct measurements of root activity needed to test this hypothesis are rare. • Here, we injected deuterated water into four soil depths, at four times of year, to...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 188(2010), 1 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 199-209
1. Verfasser: Kulmatiski, Andrew (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Beard, Karen H, Verweij, Richard J T, February, Edmund C
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Soil Water 059QF0KO0R Deuterium Oxide J65BV539M3
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