Integrated water management has become a priority for cropping systems where subirrigation is possible. Compared to conventional sprinkler irrigation, the controlling table can lead substantial increase in yield and use efficiency with less pumping energy requirements. Knowing spatiotemporal distribution of depth (WTD) soil properties should help perform intelligent, integrated management. Obse...

Carbon stable isotope (dC) records from vascular plant dominated peatlands have been used as a palaeoclimate proxy, but a better empirical understanding of fractionation processes in these ecosystems is required. Here, we test the potential of dC analysis of ombrotrophic restiad peatlands in New Zealand, dominated by the wire rush (Empodisma spp.), to provide a methodology for developing palaeo...

Previous research involving turfgrass response to soil moisture used methodology that may compromise root morphology or fail control outside environmental factors. Water-table depth gradient tanks were employed in the greenhouse identify habitat specialization of hybrid bermudagrass [ Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. × C. transvaalensis Burtt-Davy] and manilagrass Zoysia matrella Merr.] maintained a...

In addition to being used as a tool for ecological understanding, management and conservation of migratory waterfowl rely heavily on distribution models; yet these models have poor accuracy when compared to models of other bird groups. The goal of this study is to offer methods to enhance our ability to accurately model the spatial distributions of six migratory waterfowl species. This goal is ...