An ecohydrological analysis for optimal use of redistributed water among vegetation patches

Ecological Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1679-1688

  Yu, Mei ^a   Gao, Qiong ^b   Epstein, Howard E ^c   Zhang, Xinshi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Land use management; Net primary productivity; Northern China; Ordos Plateau; Rainfall redistribution; Runoff and vegetation management; Sandstorm; Sandy grasslands; Semiarid landscape; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

POACEAE;

RAIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHINA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METABOLISM; PLANT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; RAIN; WATER;

EID: 55949086571     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-0640.1     Document Type: Article

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