Changes in groundwater levels and the response of natural vegetation to transfer of water to the lower reaches of the Tarim River

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1199-1207

  XU, Hai liang ^a   YE, Mao ^b   LI, Ji mei ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ecological response; ecological watering conveyance; groundwater depth; natural vegetation; the lower reaches of Tarim River

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; HYSTERESIS; RIVERS; VEGETATION;

GROUNDWATER LEVELS; WATER TRANSFER;

GROUNDWATER;

FRESH WATER;

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; HYSTERESIS; RIVERS; VEGETATION;

BIODIVERSITY; BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROWTH RATE; PLANT COMMUNITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIVER CHANNEL; VEGETATION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER LEVEL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; RIVER; WATER FLOW;

CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; FRESH WATER; GEOGRAPHY; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 36148970935     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(07)60196-X     Document Type: Article

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