Small grass plant dead in the fairy circle 19 days after the rain: The root does not reach the more moist soil layers below the "death zone" and because of the low transpiration from its spindly leaves, the plant cannot “suck” more moisture from the s (IMAGE)

University of Göttingen

Small grass plant dead in the fairy circle 19 days after the rain: The root does not reach the more moist soil layers below the "death zone" and because of the low transpiration from its spindly leaves, the plant cannot “suck” more moisture from the s

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Small grass plant dead in the fairy circle 19 days after the rain: The root does not reach the more moist soil layers below the "death zone" and because of the low transpiration from its spindly leaves, the plant cannot “suck” more moisture from the soil.

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Stephan Getzin

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