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compensatory water uptake — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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compensatory water uptake

Scope: hydrology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Knowledge graph centered on compensatory water uptake with 25 nodes and 97 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Beetles, Populus, Populus tremuloides.

Definition

Process where trees shift their root water uptake from topsoil towards subsoil to sustain transpiration rates when shallow soil moisture declines

Related Terms (3)

compensatory uptakecompensatory plant water uptakeopportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics

Publications (1)

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Opportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics by subalpine trees observed via in situ water isotope measurements

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compensatory water uptake

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Definition

Related Terms (3)

Publications (1)

Opportunistic short-term water uptake dynamics by subalpine trees observed via in situ water isotope measurements

Related Concepts (4)

groundwater-dependent vegetation drought stress

stable isotope mixing model

drought resilience

stable water isotopes

Frequently Associated Species

Populus tremuloides

Picea engelmannii

Populus

Dendroctonus ponderosae

Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra

Salix brachycarpa

Fagus sylvatica

Picea abies

Beetles

spruce trees