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In one of nature’s
most fascinating quandaries, water evaporates from the stomata
of plants in order to facilitate the inward diffusion of
carbon dioxide for eventual fixation. Our lab is interested
in furthering the knowledge of water use in plants, both at
the whole-plant and plant community levels. Unlike the water
use of grasses and other herbaceous plants, which can be
estimated in a fairly straightforward fashion, the water use of
trees is more difficult to quantify due to their
three-dimensional nature. We use sensors and methods to
estimate water at both individual and community levels. |
