Springs on rangelands: Runoff dynamics and influence of woody plant cover

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3277-3288

  Huang, Yun ^a   Wilcox, Bradford P ^a   Stern, Libby ^b   Perotto Baldivieso, Humberto ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Edwards Plateau; Range hydrology; Spring flow; Streamflow; Water yield; Woody plants

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); STREAM FLOW; VEGETATION;

ECOHYDROLOGY; EDWARDS PLATEAU; WATER YIELD; WOODY PLANTS;

RUNOFF;

CATCHMENTS; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; VEGETATION;

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; ECOHYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; SPRING WATER; STREAMFLOW; VEGETATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER YIELD;

EDWARDS PLATEAU; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI;

EID: 33750201606     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6332     Document Type: Article

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