Hydraulic lift may buffer rhizosphere hyphae against the negative effects of severe soil drying in a California Oak savanna

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 409-417

  Querejeta, J I ^a,b   Egerton Warburton, L M ^a,c,d   Allen, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^c CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbuscular mycorrhizae; Bromus sp.; Drought; Ectomycorrhizae; Hydraulic lift; Quercus agrifolia; Soil hyphal length; Soil moisture; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; FUNGI; GROUNDWATER; MOISTURE DETERMINATION;

ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAE; BROMUS SP.; ECTOMYCORRHIZAE; HYDRAULIC LIFT; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA; SOIL HYPHAL LENGTH; SOIL MOISTURE; STABLE ISOTOPES;

SOILS;

BUFFER ZONE; DROUGHT; DRY SEASON; ECTOMYCORRHIZA; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SAVANNA; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL PROFILE; SOIL WATER;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARBUSCULAR; BROMUS; FUNGI; QUERCUS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA;

EID: 33751405075     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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