The time that water takes to travel through the terrestrial hydrological cycle and the critical
zone is of great interest in Earth system sciences with broad implications for water quality …

Global dryland areas are expanding due to climate change, and this expansion is
accompanied by an increased frequency and intensity of drought occurrences. The degree …

Vegetation modulates Earth's water, energy and carbon cycles. How its functions might
change in the future largely depends on how it copes with droughts,,–. There is evidence …

Abstract Groundwater nitrate (NO 3−) pollution is a worldwide environmental problem.
Therefore, identification and partitioning of its potential sources are of great importance for …

Excessive water use in the upper and middle reaches of arid inland river basins will
inevitably lead to the drying up of the lower reaches. Water allocation and ecological water …

The hydrogen isotope ratio of water cryogenically extracted from plant stem samples
(δ2Hstem_CVD) is routinely used to aid isotope applications that span hydrological …

Water is a limiting factor and significant driving force for ecosystem processes in arid and
semi-arid areas. Knowledge of plant water uptake pattern is indispensable for …

The processes of water storage have not been fully understood in different vegetation zones
of mountainous areas, which is the main obstacle to further understanding hydrological …

Deep rooting is considered a central drought-mitigation trait with vast impact on ecosystem
water cycling. Despite its importance, little is known about the overall quantitative water use …

We investigated plant water sources of an emblematic refugial population of Fagus sylvatica
(L.) in the Ciron river gorges in south-western France using stable water isotopes. It is …