Influence of various in situ rainwater harvesting methods on soil moisture and growth of Tamarix ramosissima in the semiarid loess region of China

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 143-148

  Li, Xiao Yan ^a   Shi, Pei Jun ^a   Sun, Yong Liang ^a   Tang, Jia ^a   Yang, Zhi Peng ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Rainwater harvesting; Semiarid; Soil water storage; T. ramosissima

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PLASTIC FILMS; SOILS;

RAINWATER HARVESTING; SEMIARID; SOIL WATER STORAGE; T. RAMOSISSIMA;

RAIN;

DECIDUOUS TREE; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; RAINWATER; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER POTENTIAL;

FORESTRY; MOISTURE; PLASTIC FILMS; RAIN; SOIL;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; LOESS PLATEAU;

TAMARIX RAMOSISSIMA;

EID: 33747099220     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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