Soil volumetric changes have been seldom studied in seasonally ponded soils subjected to periodic water table rises. In the Flooding Pampa of Argentina the topsoils develop significant swelling and shrinkage, despite their ...

Tree physiological processes are affected not only by environmental conditions, but also by phenological leaf stages. During foliar expansion, rapid changes occur, such as the activation of metabolic processes that encompass ...

Water storage in the trunks of large trees plays an important role in whole-plant water balance on both daily and seasonal bases. To investigate the dynamics of water storage and usage in tree trunks, diurnal changes in ...

Soil moisture sensors can improve water management efficiency by measuring soil volumetric water content (theta nu) in real time. Soil-specific calibration equations used to calculate theta nu can increase sensor accuracy. ...

Wood biophysical properties and the dynamics of water storage discharge and refilling were studied in the trunk of canopy tree species with diverse life history and functional traits in subtropical forests of northeast ...

We present here the design and fabrication of a self- powered and autonomous fringing field capacitive sensor to measure soil water content. The sensor is manufactured using a conventional printed circuit board and includes ...