Seasonal and long-term soil water regime in West African tropical forest

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 473-482

  Veenendaal, E M ^a   Swaine, M D ^a   Blay, D ^a   Yelifari, N B ^a   Mullins, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Ghana; Seasonal drought; Soil matric potential; Soil water balance; Soil water deficit

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; SOIL MATRIX POTENTIAL; SOIL WATER; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION;

GHANA;

EID: 0029660599     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3236295     Document Type: Article

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