Stemflow contribution to the 'fertile island' effect in creosotebush, Larrea tridentata

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 451-457

  Whitford, Walter G ^a,b   Anderson, John ^a   Rice, Patricia M ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

bulk precipitation; creosotebush; dryfall; Larrea tridentata; soil fertility; stemflow; throughfall

Indexed keywords

LARREA TRIDENTATA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

CREOSOTE BUSH; CREOSOTEBUSH; FERTILE ISLAND EFFECT; ION CONCENTRATION; LARREA TRIDENTATA; PRECIPITATION; SOIL FERTILITY; STEMFLOW; THROUGHFALL;

USA, NEW MEXICO, CHIHUAHUAN DESERT;

EID: 0031082136     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1996.0164     Document Type: Article

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