Claim · model-written summary
Root mapping showed roots could reach groundwater deeper than 20 m.
- Taxon
- Acacia papyrocarpa
Acacia papyrocarpat0 - Outcome
- tree roots were capable of reaching groundwatere0
- Value
- >20 me0
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Verbatim
e0“root mapping showed tree roots were capable of reaching groundwater at depths >20 m”
t0“Acacia papyrocarpa”
Title
Emma K. Steggles; Kate L. Holland; David J. Chittleborough; et al. Ecohydrology 2016. doi:10.1002/eco.1791
Other claims from this paper (4)
- Observation Trees did not use surface soil water at depths of at most 1 m.
- Observation Trees probably used deep soil water rather than deep groundwater.
- Observation Isotopes indicated possible groundwater contribution to tree water use.
- Mechanism Low osmotic potential and high acidity likely limited groundwater uptake at sampling.