Temporal and spatial patterns of soil water following wildfire-induced changes in plant communities in the Great Basin in Nevada, USA

Plant and Soil

Volumn 262, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Obrist, Daniel ^a   Yakir, Dan ^b   Arnone Iii, John A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

arid shrublands; evapotranspiration; hydrology; plant water uptake; soil water recharge

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; PLANT COMMUNITY; SHRUBLAND; SOIL WATER; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WILDFIRE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 4344640163     PISSN: 0032079X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:PLSO.0000037026.93675.a2     Document Type: Article

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