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Increased plant available water

Impact

Plant available water is the portion of water held in soil between field capacity and the wilting point of plants.  Simply put, plant available water is the soil water that can be absorbed by plant roots.  It is influenced by the amount of rainfall or irrigation, the soil infiltration rate (Indicator: Change in soil infiltration*) and the soil permeability.

Suggested indicator: Plant available water content*
Increased plant available water may be associated with:
Potential associated impacts Suggested indicators

Increased vegetative growth if all other factors, i.e. temperature, plant nutrition and sunlight, are favourable, subsequently resulting in:

  • Increased ground and canopy cover
  • Increased plant productivity
  • Ground cover
  • Shrub cover*
  • Tree canopy cover & health*
  • Organic litter*

*Yet to be developed

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