Field work

Testing the “two-water-worlds” hypothesis in southern Manitoba ~ by Janelle Laing

During the 2015 field season, members of our research group conducted a study on the Fort Garry campus of the University of Manitoba; the study aimed to test the “two water-worlds” hypothesis, which suggests that plants preferentially access tightly-bound soil water over mobile soil water. We collected rainwater, streamwater, mobile soil water (using suction lysimeters), bulk… Continue reading Testing the “two-water-worlds” hypothesis in southern Manitoba ~ by Janelle Laing