The forest–savannah transition is the most widespread ecotone in tropical areas, separating
two of the most productive terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we review current understanding of …

Hydraulic redistribution (HR)–the movement of water from moist to dry soil through plant
roots–occurs worldwide within a range of different ecosystems and plant species. The …

Precise irrigation is essential in arid and semi-arid areas where water is scarce. This has
impelled the scientific community to develop new technologies for scheduling irrigation. Of …

Plants are expected to face increasing water stress under future climate change. Most land
surface models, including Noah‐MP, employ an idealized “big‐leaf” concept to regulate …

The increasing world population and expected climate scenarios impel the agricultural
sector towards a more efficient use of water. The scientific community is responding to that …

The vast majority of measurements in the field of plant hydraulics have been on small‐
diameter branches from woody species. These measurements have provided considerable …

High-resolution stem diameter variations (SDV) are widely recognized as a useful drought
stress indicator and have therefore been used in many irrigation scheduling studies. More …

Components of the tree water transport pathway; roots, trunks, branches and leaves; can
also serve as water storage compartments and therefore act transiently as intermediate …

The functional role of internal water storage is increasingly well understood in tropical trees
and conifers, while temperate broad-leaved trees have only rarely been studied. We …

The stable isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen (δ2H and δ18O, respectively) have been
widely used to investigate tree water source partitioning. These tracers have shed new light …