Soil-Moisture Fluctuations Under Two Ponderosa Pine Stands in Northern Arizona
Glock WS. 1964. Soil-Moisture Fluctuations Under Two Ponderosa Pine Stands in Northern Arizona. United States Forest Service. Fort Collins, CO
Soil moisture, or the lack of it, is of great significance in the complex of factors that influence tree growth. A knowledge of soilmoisture fluctuations can lead to a better understanding of tree growth, of seedling establishment, and of effective rainfall. Soil moisture is one important step closer to the physiological regime within the plant than is the rain that falls upon the soil surface. The purpose of the work here described was to trace the course of soil-moisture fluctuations for a minimum interval of 3 years at two dissimilar stations w,ithin the ponderosa pine forest of north- central Arizona. This report records the soil-moisture data and suggests possible interpretations, including influences on tree growth.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Glock, Waldo
- Date of Issue
- 1964-12
- Publisher
- United States Forest Service
- Units
- WACA
- Keywords
- Ecology, Plant Studies, Ponderosa Pine Forest, Soil Moisture