ניר בתי גידול של צומח ומערכות אקולוגיות ויערניות

The research innovations included: adaptation of methods of moisture measurements in the rock; adaptation of the calibration of the neutron probe in the rock, characterized by a great spatial variability, by the aid of borehole antenna radar measurements; agreement between the vegetation dispersal and geology, and understanding the spatial constistency in the investigated region; understanding the dynamics of percolation, water accumulation and uptake in depth and in time of oak trees in the various habitats, mainly in chalk; presentation of the water regime in two major Mediterranean formations, woodland and maquis, in Israel; outlining principles that enable implementation of the research results in other regions, considering the type of rock, the structure of the rock-soil system and the climatic and microclimatic conditions.