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523-14 The Role of Lysimeters in the Development of Our Understanding of Water Dynamics in Ecosystems.

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Monday, 6 October 2008: 1:35 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 360AB

Michael Goss, Kemptville Campus, University of Guelph, Kemptville, ON, Canada and Wilfried Ehlers, Georg-August University, Gottingen, Germany
Abstract:
A key step in our ability to manage land has been the quantification of the water balance. As a result, we are able to predict indices, such as crop water use efficiency, drainage and irrigation requirements, contributions to stream flow, groundwater recharge and nutrient leaching loss.

This paper charts the development of lysimeters and their role in the evolution of our understanding of the dynamics of water in ecosystems.

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