Precipitation and landscape related effects on soil moisture in semi- arid rangelands of Patagonia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-9

  Coronato, F R ^a   Bertiller, M B ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

soil moisture dynamics; soil water; spatial variation; topoclimatic controls

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE DATA; GRASSLAND; LAND DEGRADATION; PRECIPITATION; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SOIL WATER;

ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA;

EID: 0030222891     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0088     Document Type: Article

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