Table 1.
Soil moisture on test sites in the Viyskovyi ravine (%)
| Month | Depth, cm | Thalweg, CL2 | Middle part of the slope, CL1 | Upper part of the slope, CL0–1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 10 | 19.21±0.18 | 17.32±0.15 | 17.24±0.14 |
| 40 | 23.42±0.20 | 20.45±0.23 | 20.31±0.22 | |
| June | 10 | 22.42±0.29 | 15.31±0.17 | 12.08±0.14 |
| 40 | 23.50±0.33 | 18.79±0.19 | 17.14±0.20 | |
| July | 10 | 18.36±0.12 | 10.13±0.16 | 9.26±0.13 |
| 40 | 21.63±0.28 | 13.77±0.18 | 11.51±0.15 | |
| August | 10 | 13.43±0.13 | 7.28±0.15 | 5.72±0.12 |
| 40 | 19.65±0.17 | 12.69±0.17 | 8.31±0.16 |

Figure 1.
The course of the daily intensity of transpiration in different months of the study (mg g−1 h−1)

Figure 2.
Monthly average daily values of transpiration intensity (mg×g−1 h−1)
Table 2.
Moisture content of Pinus pallasiana needles during the growing season under different soil moisture conditions (% of raw mass)
Table 3.
Midday water deficit of Pinus pallasiana needles under different forest growth conditions from mass at full saturation (%)

Figure 3.
Water-holding capacity of Pinus pallasiana needles, % water loss from the initial mass

Figure 4.
Protein content in Pinus pallasiana needles under different growth conditions