Physiological and morphological response patterns of Populus deltoides to alluvial groundwater pumping

Environmental Management

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 215-226

  Cooper, David J ^a   D'Amico, Donald R ^b   Scott, Michael L ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottonwood; Groundwater; Plant water status; Populus deltoides; Riparian ecosystems; Water stress

Indexed keywords

IRRIGATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUMPS;

GROUNDWATER PUMPING;

GROUNDWATER;

GROUND WATER; SOIL WATER;

GROUNDWATER; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUMPING; WATER STRESS;

ARTICLE; ASPEN; CONDUCTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); LOAM SOIL; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PUMP; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; SOIL; TREE; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; WATER FLOW;

POPULUS; POPULUS DELTOIDES; RIPARIA;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; NATURAL DISASTERS; POPULUS; SOIL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0038814122     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-002-2808-2     Document Type: Article

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