Wide-area estimates of stand structure and water use of tamarix spp. on the lower colorado river: Implications for restoration and water management projects

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 136-145

  Nagler, Pamela L ^a   Glenn, Edward P ^a   Didan, Kamel ^a   Osterberg, John ^b   Jordan, Fiona ^a   Cunningham, Jack ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Populus; Prosopis; Revegetation; Riparian; Salix; Tamarix; Water salvage

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; REVEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER USE;

COLORADO RIVER [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

POPULUS; PROSOPIS; SALIX; TAMARIX;

EID: 40849102547     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2008.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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