Influences of land use and wetland characteristics on water loss rates and hydroperiods of playas in the Southern High Plains, USA

Wetlands

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 683-692

  Tsai, Jo Szu ^a   Venne, Louise S ^b   McMurry, Scott T ^c   Smith, Loren M ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Playa area; Sedimentation; Tilled index; Vegetation cover; Volume loss; Water level fluctuations; Watershed size

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE; PLAYA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SUMMER; SURFACE AREA; VEGETATION COVER; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND;

GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 55949135174     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2007)27[683:IOLUAW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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