Seasonal and diurnal patterns of soil water potential in the rhizosphere of blue oaks: Evidence for hydraulic lift

Oecologia

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 459-465

  Ishikawa, C Millikin ^a   Bledsoe, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydraulic lift; Quercus douglasii; Roots; Soil water potential; Thermocouple psychrometer

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; MATRIC POTENTIAL; RHIZOSPHERE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER;

POACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS DOUGLASII;

EID: 0033709059     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000470     Document Type: Article

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