Seasonal Water Acquisition and Redistribution in the Australian Woody Phreatophyte, Banksia prionotes |
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Authors: | BURGESS, STEPHEN S. O. PATE, JOHN S. ADAMS, MARK A. DAWSON, TODD E. |
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Affiliation: | Department of Botany, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, WA, 6907, Australia Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA |
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Abstract: | Sap flows in the xylem of plant roots in response to gradientsin water potential, either between soil and atmosphere (transpiration)or soil layers of different moisture content (termed hydraulicredistribution). The latter has the potential to influence waterbudgets and species interactions, but we lack information forall but a few plant communities. We combined heat pulse measurementsof sap flow with dye and isotope tracing techniques to gaugethe movement of xylem sap within, and exudation from, rootsof Banksia prionotes (Lindley). We demonstrated hydrauliclift during the dry season and provide some evidencethat extremely dry soils limit hydraulic lift. In addition wereport difficulties posed by spiralled xylem tissue in rootsfor the application of heat pulse techniques. Copyright 2000Annals of Botany Company Banksia prionotes, sap flow, hydraulic lift, heat ratio method, deuterium, stable isotopes, root architecture. |
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