plants exhibiting this behaviour and adapting this physiological process into land-surface models to improve model predictions. Traditional methods of observating hydraulic redistribution include Deuterium isotope traces, sap flow, and soil moisture. In attempts to characterize the magnitude of the water redistributed, numerous models (both empirically and theoretically based) have been developed. See also Cohesion tension theory Evapotranspiration Mycorrhizal network Soil plant atmosphere continuum Water potential References Further reading Plant physiology Hydrology Plant roots Ecological processes Soil physics Water and the environment