Hydraulic lift: Consequences of water efflux from the roots of plants

Oecologia

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-161

  Caldwell, Martyn M ^a   Dawson, Todd E ^b   Richards, James H ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic lift; Nutrient acquisition; Plant roots; Plant water uptake; Water relations and water use

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC LIFT; ROOT; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER FLUX;

EID: 0031937602     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050363     Document Type: Review

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