Rainfall interception by selected plants in the Chihuahuan Desert

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 91-96

  Wood, M K ^a   Jones, T L ^a   Vera Cruz, M T ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Crown diameter; Dry weight; Evaporation; Green weight; Hydrologic model; Plant height

Indexed keywords

PLANT CANOPY; RAINFALL INTERCEPTION; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE CAPACITY;

CHIHUAHUAN DERSET; NEW MEXICO; USA;

EID: 0031930096     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003570     Document Type: Article

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