Soil Moisture
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Evidence & Context
Analysis of the functional role of soil moisture reveals a critical lower threshold of approximately 10% Volumetric Water Content (VWC), below which ecosystem productivity is significantly compromised.
Critical lower threshold of Volumetric Water Content (VWC) below which ecosystem productivity is compromised
This benchmark defines the critical upper limit of soil moisture at 10% VWC, below which ecosystem productivity in temperate grassy woodlands under production forestry is significantly compromised due to water stress.
Based on direct field experimentation in a temperate grassy woodland in south-eastern Australia identifying <10% VWC as a critical stress threshold.
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Understorey productivity in temperate grassy woodland responds to soil water availability but not to elevated [CO2]
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