Relating leaf area index of natural eucalypt vegetation to climate variables in southern Australia

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 743-747

  Ellis, T W ^a   Hatton, T J ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Alley farm; Annual average rainfall; Ecohydrology; Leaf area index

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; VEGETATION;

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY FARM; ANNUAL AVERAGE RAINFALL; ECOHYDROLOGY; LEAF AREA INDEX;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATOLOGY; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; VEGETATION;

AGROFORESTRY; ALLEY CROPPING; DATA SET; DRAINAGE; ECOHYDROLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; LEAF AREA INDEX; RAINFALL; SOIL MOISTURE; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; METEOROLOGY; PLANTS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 43849083587     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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