Deep rooting is considered a central drought-mitigation trait with vast impact on ecosystem
water cycling. Despite its importance, little is known about the overall quantitative water use …

Bedrock vadose zone water storage (ie, rock moisture) dynamics are rarely observed but
potentially key to understanding drought responses. Exploiting a borehole network at a …

Quantifying evapotranspiration (ET) is critical to accurately predict vegetation health,
groundwater recharge, and streamflow generation. Hillslope aspect, the direction a hillslope …

The microclimate within forest stands might change rapidly in space and time due to the
complex three-dimensional structure of forests. We are nowadays able to map the structure …

Transpiration is a fundamental biophysical process, directly measured in plants by dividing
sap flow by total leaf area. Under non-limiting conditions, transpiration and reference …

Heat pulse methods are a popular approach for estimating sap flow and transpiration. Yet,
many methods are unable to resolve the entire heat velocity measurement range observable …

Beneficial and negative effects of species interactions can strongly influence water fluxes in
forest ecosystems. However, little is known about how trees dynamically adjust their water …

Sap flow, the transport of fluid in the water-conducting xylem tissues of plants, is commonly
measured in studies of plant-water relationships by the heat pulse velocity method …

Accurate estimation of transpiration in individual trees is important for understanding plant
responses to environmental drivers, closing the water balance in forest stands and …

Flash droughts differ from traditionally defined droughts in their rapidity of intensification and
often associated high vapor-pressure deficit. These droughts can lead to declines in …