The magnitude of hydraulic redistribution by plant roots: a review and synthesis of empirical and modeling studies

• Published in: The New phytologist Vol. 194; no. 2; pp. 337 - 352
• Main Authors: Neumann, Rebecca B., Cardon, Zoe G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK New Phytologist Trust 01.04.2012; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Desert soils; Ecosystem; Ecosystems; Forest soils; hydraulic lift; hydraulic redistribution (HR); Hydraulics; Hydrology; Life span; Model testing; Modelling; Models, Biological; Photosynthesis; Plant roots; Plant Roots - physiology; Plant species; Plants; Rain; Rain water; review; Roots; Savanna soils; Soil; Soil ecology; Soil layers; Soil moisture; Soil water; Soil water movement; Soils; Tansley reviews; Transpiration; Water - physiology

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 proposed ecological and hydrologic impacts of HR include increasing dry-season transpiration and photosynthetic rates, pro...