Water Availability, Climate Change and the Growth of Douglas-Fir in the Georgia Basin

Canadian Water Resources Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 673-688

  Spittlehouse, David L ^a  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; EVAPORATION; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; MOISTURE; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SOILS; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABIES; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 1642377624     PISSN: 07011784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4296/cwrj2804673     Document Type: Conference Paper

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