At the study site Tharandt Anchor Station in Saxony/Germany sap flow measurements are
conducted in an old Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] KARST.) stand. During the study period …

Forest Growth and Yield Modeling synthesizes current scientific literature and provides
insights in how models are constructed. Giving suggestions for future developments, and …

Hydropedology is an emerging intertwined branch of soil science and hydrology that studies
interactive pedologic and hydrologic processes and properties in the Earth's Critical Zone. It …

Soil moisture content (SMC) is a key hydrological parameter in agriculture, meteorology and
climate change, and understanding of spatio-temporal distributions of SMC in farmlands is …

Central Europe has been experiencing unprecedented droughts during the last decades,
stressing the decrease in tree water availability. However, the assessment of physiological …

Aim Soil water is essential for the physiological processes of plant growth and fitness. Owing
to the difficulty of assessing wide variations in soil water reserves, plant distribution models …

The aim of this study was to determine how the crown and root architecture of beech trees
control stemflow formation, stemflow infiltration, and the subsurface transport of stemflow …

Plant available water capacity (AWC) refers to the maximum amount of water that a soil can
store and provide to plant roots. Spatial predictions of AWC through digital soil mapping at …

The factors influencing the interception process such as the vegetation structure and the
meteorological conditions, especially rainfall characteristics, are diverse and highly variable …

The projected increase in the frequency and severity with which bark beetle disturbances
occur is forecasted to be partially driven by increases in drought episodes. Drought is widely …