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Water conservation in Artemisia tridentata through redistribution of precipitation Water conservation is important for plants that maintain physiologically active foliage during prolonged periods of drought. A variety of mechanisms for water conservation exist including stomatal regulation, foliage loss, above- and below-ground allocation patterns, size of xylem vessels and leaf pubescence. Using the results of a field and simulation study with Artemisia tridentata in the Great Basin, USA, we propose an additional mechanism of water conservation that can be used by plants in arid and semi-arid environments following pulses of water availability. Precipitation redistributed more uniformly in the soil column by roots (hydraulic redistribution of water downward) slows the rate at which this water... Categories: Publication; Types: Citation, Journal Citation; Tags: Artemisia tridentata, Oecologia, Springer, hydraulic redistribution, soil water model, All tags... soil water recharge, water conservation, Fewer tags