The effect of applied water on the water use of saltcedar in a desert riparian environment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 192, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 233-246

  Devitt, D A ^a,b   Sala, A ^b,c   Mace, K A ^b   Smith, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; IRRIGATION; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SALTCEDAR; TRANSPIRATION;

USA, NEVADA, VIRGIN RIVER;

ARID REGIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING; HYDROLOGY; IRRIGATION; REFLECTOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

PENMAN EQUATION; SALTCEDAR TREE; TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETERS;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION;

EID: 0030615813     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1694(96)03105-8     Document Type: Article

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