Water use and salt accumulation by Eucalyptus camaldulensis and Casuarina cunninghamiana on a site with shallow saline groundwater

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 205-227

  Morris, J D ^a   Collopy, J J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Groundwater discharge; Leaf area; Sapwood area ratio; Transpiration; Water balance model; Watertable

Indexed keywords

SALINIZATION; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA;

CASUARINA CUNNINGHAMIANA; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 0033602107     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3774(98)00079-1     Document Type: Article

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