Comparative water use by dryland trees in Parklands in Senegal

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-38

  Deans, J D ^a   Munro, R C ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acacia; Azadirachta indica; Dynagauge; Eucalyptus; Heat balance; Sahel

Indexed keywords

AGROFORESTRY; DRYLAND FARMING; HEAT BALANCE; TREE; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SENEGAL; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ACACIA; ACACIA ANEURA; ACACIA SEYAL; ANEURA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0942300478     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AGFO.0000009402.06475.81     Document Type: Conference Paper

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