Plant root water uptake (RWU) has been documented for the past five decades from water
stable isotopic analysis. By comparing the (hydrogen or oxygen) stable isotopic …

A frequently expressed viewpoint across the Earth science community is that global soil
moisture estimates from satellite L‐band (1.4 GHz) measurements represent moisture only …

Over the past century, agricultural landscapes worldwide have increasingly been managed
for the primary purpose of producing food, while other diverse ecosystem services …

Plants rely primarily on rainfall infiltrating their root zones–a supply that is inherently
variable, and fluctuations are predicted to increase on most of the Earth's surface. Yet …

We studied tree water uptake patterns, tested for complementary water use among species
and analysed controlling factors in a tropical tree diversity experiment. The water uptake …

Understanding water sources for crop water uptake in agricultural and agroforestry systems
is an essential step to develop more efficient and sustainable water management strategies …

Stable isotopic analysis of water in plant, soil, and hydrological studies often requires the
extraction of water from plant or soil samples. Cryogenic vacuum extraction is one of the …

Economic tree species growing in the semi-arid Loess Plateau of China are important for
maintaining sound economic viability and protecting the fragile hydro-ecological …

In karst regions, forests often grow on bedrock outcrops, however the water sources used by
the forest vegetation are not known. This study aimed at investigating whether there were …

In the seasonally dry karst region of Southwest China, woodland vegetation is frequently
associated with rocky outcrops. We used stable isotope techniques to determine the water …