Discovery Day Wayland
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PLANT-WATER INTERACTIONS PRINCETON ECOHYDROLOGY LAB
Discovery Day July 19, 2014
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WHAT IS “ECOHYDROLOGY”?
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WHAT IS “ECOHYDROLOGY”?
How the landscape and water cycle interact.
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HOW DOES DROUGHT AFFECT LOCAL PLANTS?
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ACACIA MELLIFERA
blackthorn wait-a-while-tree
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DID YOU KNOW?• “Mellifera” means “honey-
bearing” in Greek.
• Livestock, as well as elephants, eland, and kuru all graze mellifera.
• A. mellifera leaves are 22.4% protein…one kilo of ground beef is only 14% protein!
• Acacia gums are an important food industry additive, especially for chewing gum.
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Annual rainfall monitoring
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Annual rainfall monitoring
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low rainfall… what happens to A. mellifera?
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Growth & size of A. mellifera
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More info: Princeton Ecohydrology Lab http://caylor.princeton.edu
Thanks for listening! Asante kwa kuja!