Hydraulic lift: Substantial nocturnal water transport between soil layers by Artemisia tridentata roots

Oecologia

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1987, Pages 486-489

  Richards, J H ^a   Caldwell, M M ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert shrubs; Plant water relations; Root water efflux; Roots; Soil water potential

Indexed keywords

EID: 0023467984     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: 14321939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00379405     Document Type: Article

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