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Stemflow
In
hydrology
,
stemflow
is the flow of
intercepted
water
down the
trunk
or stem of a
plant
. Stemflow, along with
throughfall
, is responsible for the transferral of
precipitation
and
nutrients
from the
canopy
to the
soil
. In
tropical rainforests
, where this kind of flow can be substantial, erosion
gullies
can form at the base of the trunk. However, in more
temperate
climates stemflow levels are low and have little erosional power.
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