An investigation of rooting depth of the semiarid shrub Retama sphaerocarpa (L.) Boiss. by labelling of ground water with a chemical tracer

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 23-31

  Haase, Peter ^a   Pugnaire, Francisco I ^a   Fernández, Eva María ^a   Puigdefábregas, Juan ^b   Clark, S C ^a   Incoll, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETAMA SPHAEROCARPA;

EID: 0030021698     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-1694(95)02794-7     Document Type: Article

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