Ecohydrological implications of woody plant encroachment

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 308-319

  Huxman, Travis E ^a   Wilcox, Bradford P ^b   Breshears, David D ^c,j   Scott, Russell L ^d   Snyder, Keirith A ^e   Small, Eric E ^f   Hultine, Kevin ^g   Pockman, William T ^h   Jackson, Robert B ⁱ  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

ⁱ DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Carbon cycling; Ecohydrology; Evapotranspiration; Vegetation change; Woody plant encroachment

Indexed keywords

CARBON CYCLE; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRASSLAND; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; STREAMFLOW; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODY PLANT;

EID: 13944272177     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0583     Document Type: Conference Paper

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