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compensatory water uptake

Scope: hydrology
Papers: 6 | Mentions: 9

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Knowledge graph centered on compensatory water uptake with 40 nodes and 123 connections. Top connected: leaf water content, specific leaf area, evapotranspiration, carbon cycling, soil respiration.

Definition

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

Related Terms (8)

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