Document Type
Research Poster
Publication Date
2013
Abstract
This investigation serves to show whether moisture content is different in plants at the top of hills versus bottom of hills, specifically comparing values of Quercus agrifolia and Umbellularia californica in Malibu Creek State Park. By acquiring six branches of each species on a hill at intervals of twenty feet, the moisture content can be obtained and analyzed by using the Scholander Hammel pressure chamber. This allows us to determine whether there is a correlation between moisture content and plant position on hills.
Recommended Citation
Szarzynski, Jake; Biyendolo, Marley; Goldenetz, Jeremy; and Alcazar, Ann, "A Comparison of Water Availability in Coastal Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) and California Bay (Umbellularia californica) at Top and Bottom of Hillsides at Malibu Creek State Park, California" (2013). Pepperdine University, Featured Research. Paper 126.
https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/sturesearch/126