Stemflow, throughfall and channelization of stemflow by roots in three Chihuahuan desert shrubs

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-287

  Martinez Meza, Ernesto ^a   Whitford, Walter G ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chihuahuan desert; Flourensia cernua; Larrea tridentata; Prosopis glandulosa; Root channelization; Stemflow; Throughfall

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000184988     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0023     Document Type: Article

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