Response of riparian vegetation to water-table changes in the lower reaches of Tarim River, Xinjiang Uygur, China

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1371-1379

  Chen, Yaning ^a   Pang, Zhonghe ^a,b   Chen, Yapeng ^a   Li, Weihong ^a   Xu, Changchun ^c   Hao, Xinming ^a   Huang, Xiang ^b   Huang, Tianming ^a   Ye, Zhaoxia ^a  

^a XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c XINJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ecology; Riparian vegetation; Tarim River; Water diversion

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GROUNDWATER; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER BANK; WATER TABLE;

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

EID: 54949144986     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-008-0306-1     Document Type: Article

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