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The seasonal origins and ages of water provisioning streams and trees in a tropical montane cloud forest
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, California 92866, USA
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
Gregory R. Goldsmith
Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, Orange, California 92866, USA
Roxanne M. Cruz-de Hoyos
Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
Adan Julian Ccahuana Quispe
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco (UNSAAC), Cusco, Peru
A. Joshua West
Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California 90089, USA
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Short summary
When it rains, water remains in the ground for variable amounts of time before it is taken up by plants or becomes streamflow. Understanding how long water stays in the ground before it is taken up by plants or becomes streamflow helps predict what will happen to the water cycle in future climates. Some studies suggest that plants take up water that has been in the ground for a long time; in contrast, we find that plants take up a significant amount of recent rain.
When it rains, water remains in the ground for variable amounts of time before it is taken up by...
