Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Deep soil water as a dominant source for spruce water uptake in a subalpine forest: evidence from multi-year isotope data
Harsh Beria, Ankit Shekhar, Nina Buchmann, Mana Gharun
This study shows that Norway spruce primarily uses deep soil water during the growing season, with over 50% uptake from 50-70 cm soil layers, increasing to over 80% in 2020.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.10.710581