Plants as sensors: vegetation response to rainfall predicts root-zone water storage capacity in Mediterranean-type climates

Plants as sensors: vegetation response to rainfall predicts root-zone water storage capacity in Mediterranean-type climates

In Mediterranean-type climates, asynchronicity between energy and water availability means that ecosystems rely heavily on the water-storing capacity of the subsurface to sustain plant water use over the summer dry season. The root-zone water storage capacity ( $S_{\mathrm{max}}$ [L]) defines the ma...

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Main Authors: David N Dralle, W Jesse Hahm, Daniella M Rempe, Nathaniel Karst, Leander D L Anderegg, Sally E Thompson, Todd E Dawson, William E Dietrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
root-zone water storage capacity
seasonally dry
evapotranspiration
stochastic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/abb10b

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