Desert water harvesting to benefit wildlife: A simple, cheap, and durable sub-surface water harvester for remote locations

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 99, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 251-257

  Rice, William E ^a  

^a US Department of the Interior Bureau Land Management Idaho   (United States)

Author keywords

Appropriate technology; Micro catchment; Water conservation; Water harvester (guzzler)

Indexed keywords

CROPS; HARVESTERS; IRRIGATION; PIPE; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

DESERT WATER HARVESTING; DRINKING TROUGH; DRIP IRRIGATION; MEAN ANNUAL PRECIPITATION (MAP);

SURFACE WATERS;

DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SOIL WATER;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; ARID ENVIRONMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIRD; DESERT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; LIVESTOCK; PLANT WATER USE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES HABITAT; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TABLE MANAGEMENT; WATER TRANSPORT; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DESERT CLIMATE; HUMANS; IDAHO; RAIN; SEASONS; SNOW; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

FARM CROPS; HARVESTING; IRRIGATION; PIPING; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; PRECIPITATION; STORAGE TANKS;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; AVES;

EID: 14944341728     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-004-4030-6     Document Type: Article

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