Sentences with phrase «where soil water»

In consequence of these two benefits, Lu et al. hypothesized that rising atmospheric CO2 is playing a significant role in the observed greening, especially in moisture - limited areas where soil water content is a limiting factor in vegetative growth and function.

This action is sufficient to overcome the hydrostatic force of the water column — and the osmotic gradient in cases where soil water levels are low.

Not exact matches

Huge new projects like the Aswan Dam in Egypt have upset water balances in the soils and created new problems of salinity where none existed before.

Where we used to get magnesium from our soil and water supplies, we've now depleted our soil and scoured our water supply clean of trace minerals.

Nature's Haven's philosophy is that if you provide healthy soils, adequate water, good nutrition and a balanced ecosystem, plants will be in an environment where they can look after themselves.

Don't pull up this «mulch» later on — leave it right where it is and plant the peppers into holes cut into the plastic — this will keep the soil warm, decrease the water needs and prevent weeds.

Our ingredients are not grown in Pakistan, where the majority of brown rice syrup is imported from and where there are higher levels of naturally occurring arsenic in the water and soil.

Using defoamers and stain / soil repellents, the shampoo will force debris and liquids to the top of the carpet where you can easily remove them with a little bit of water.

The plant truly «grows like a weed,» needing no pesticides or fungicides, little fertilizer and water, and it actually improves the soil where it's grown.

The Times Ledger reported that an investigation by DEC found that along with clean soil, the companies dumped unapproved material from other construction sites around the city onto the property where 52 single family homes and a water front park are to be constructed.

For example, the researchers found higher - than - average concentrations of water in lunar volcanic deposits near the Moon's equator, where background water in the soil is scarce.

Instead, we need «biosphere positive» Anthropocene economics, where economic development stores carbon not releases it, enhances biodiversity not destroys it and purifies waters and soils not pollutes them.

«These releases could lead to a higher short - term concentration of certain pollutants in the air, soil and surface water bodies where the meltwater runs to,» worries Nazarenko.

For example, the most negative water potential in a tree is usually found at the leaf - atmosphere interface; the least negative water potential is found in the soil, where water moves into the roots of the tree.

It can be released into the air, water, and soil at places where it is produced or used.

Outdoor test area with a flat, level surface where it is easy to clean spilled water and soil (You will likely spill water and soil in this activity.

«These pores also allow water to enter the soil surface through infiltration, where it starts moving both laterally and vertically.»

If water and pressure never migrated, then soils would liquefy all at once right where they were.

Researchers measured the rate at which soil absorbed water on grasslands with active pika colonies and in places where pikas had been exterminated for more than 2 years.

Wetlands, generally speaking, are any land where the water table is at or near the surface and the level of water saturation determines the flora and fauna that live there, as well as the substrate, or soil.

Storm drainage systems typically redirect most floodwater out to sea, but given the region's intense water deficit, hydrology scientists at the University of California, Davis, are experimenting with so - called groundwater banking, which involves sending storm water to flood fallow fields where it can percolate into the soil and replenish aquifers.

Wetland soils often form in flat, low - lying areas or in depressions where water from rain or snow collects.

A plot of hydrogen (middle) traces the locations of ice in the soil, while a map of hematite (bottom) shows where water has altered surface minerals.

The latter proved to be very important in earlier experiments where water would not easily penetrate the soil.

Healthy soils also can help plants take up nutrients and can hold water in the root zone, where plant's most need it.

Using methods like planting shrubs, fertilizing with compost, and moving cover crops, the Institute has been able to keep carbon out of the atmosphere and in the soil, where it can better conserve water.

For glimpses into a less resource - intensive future for California, you can look to the coastal county of Marin, where the Carbon Cycle Institute is teaching farmers how to conserve water by improving soil health.

Not to be confused with standard green tea, matcha is typically shade - grown in Japan, where fresh water and fertile soil provide the perfect conditions for the nutrient - rich leaves that are then ground into powder form.

In case you didn't know, Finland is happiest place on Earth with beautiful people, blue skies in the summer, mineral - rich soil where mushrooms can be farmed, giant trees with mushrooms growing on them, clean water, and inspiring design.

The remaining 30 to 40 percent is attributable to human activities.7 Once released into the atmosphere through either natural or human activities, mercury is deposited in soil and water, where it enters the food chain.

Natural sources of methane occur in water - logged and submerged soil where organisms called methanogens exist in anaerobic conditions.

Where we used to get magnesium from our soil and water supplies, we've now depleted our soil and scoured our water supply clean of trace minerals.

As one local observes, water is encroaching from every direction, even from below the soil, so nobody knows where to reinforce the soil.

Von Hayek was suggesting that policymakers can approach the challenges that exist in the world as engineers, where they are trying to build sophisticated solutions that they execute from on high; or as gardeners, where the key is to create conditions — to prepare the soil, to fertilize it, and to water it in a way that enables healthy, vibrant shoots to grow and develop of their own accord.

All of that diverted the water to the sides of the house, where I placed weeping tiles to drain the soil.

The granules should then be blasted with water through the grass down to where the flea lives in the soil.

Soiled or dirty blankets go in car Clean blankets or blankets wet from water stay Break down crates that can be broken down Please follow direction on which crates stay Break down tables Place items where they go (some items go in roll caddy, others in boxes or in car, etc)

Place a crate, food, water and toys on one end of the area, and a piddle pad on the other end, because dogs dislike soiling areas where they sleep and eat.

If your kitty has soiled an area, it's important to wash the area where the cat has soiled with a solution of vinegar and soapy water to ensure that the cat does not return to the area.

The carriers are raccoons, skunks, rats and other wildlife who shed the bacteria in the environment via urine where it remains in moist soil and stagnant or slow moving water.

From 2000 - 2006 Barry served as Assistant Deputy Minister for the Environmental Protection Service of Environment Canada where he led national programs to prevent and reduce pollution of air, water and soil.

It is 14 kilometres long and 3 kilometres at it widest point, covering an area of 2553 hectares where the fertile alluvial soil and ready waters of the river are used for the cultivation of sultana grapes, lucerne, pecan nuts and even cotton.

After my single, not - so - great generation finishes the «missions» (ie, fools» errands) the leading, self - proclaimed «masters of the universe» among us have set before the human community, what resources will be left for our children to consume; how many more billions of people will have to share what remains of Earth's depleted and debased resources; where will they find clean air to breathe, clean water to drink, adequate soil for planting?

I agree with Dhogaza that improving agricultural soil fertility is very important, but when talking about 12 billion acres I would like to know where the water would come from.

Plants may leave more water in the soil with increased CO2 in areas where temperature does not rise.

Methods such as accurate water measurement and soil moisture monitoring, laser - leveling fields, using conservation tillage to retain soil moisture, switching to low energy precision application sprinklers, lining canals, and employing subsurface drip irrigation where possible could save upwards of 40 percent of agriculture's water use while improving crop yields and saving energy.

If permafrost melts, microbes decompose the carbon, releasing it as CO2 or, where oxygen is limited (for example if the soil is covered in standing water), as methane.

These substances eventually find their way into the soil where they can contaminate the local water supplies.

Christopher's career began in 1996, as an environmental consultant, where he managed the design, construction and operation of water and soil remediation systems.

But it still crosses through northern Holt County, where the soil is often sandy and permeable and the water table is high — the same characteristics that make the Sandhills so vulnerable to the impact of an oil spill.