Articles | Volume 28, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1441-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-28-1441-2024
Research article
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02 Apr 2024
Research article |  | 02 Apr 2024

Root water uptake patterns are controlled by tree species interactions and soil water variability

Gökben Demir, Andrew J. Guswa, Janett Filipzik, Johanna Clara Metzger, Christine Römermann, and Anke Hildebrandt

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Experimental evidence is scarce to understand how the spatial variation in below-canopy precipitation affects root water uptake patterns. Here, we conducted field measurements to investigate drivers of root water uptake patterns while accounting for canopy induced heterogeneity in water input. We found that tree species interactions and soil moisture variability, rather than below-canopy precipitation patterns, control root water uptake patterns in a mixed unmanaged forest.