Evapotranspiration from a Mediterranean evergreen oak savannah: The role of trees and pasture

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 98-106

  Paço, Teresa A ^a   David, Teresa S ^b   Henriques, Manuel O ^a   Pereira, João S ^a   Valente, Fernanda ^a   Banza, João ^a   Pereira, Fernando L ^c   Pinto, Clara ^b   David, Jorge S ^a  

^a Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biologicos   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE CASTELO BRANCO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ecohydrology; Eddy covariance; Grassland; Oak woodland; Quercus ilex; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

ECOHYDROLOGY; EDDY COVARIANCE; GRASSLAND; OAK WOODLAND; QUERCUS ILEX;

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; MILITARY ENGINEERING; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

TRANSPIRATION;

DROUGHT STRESS; ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; EDDY COVARIANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST COVER; INTERCEPTION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SAP FLOW; SAVANNA; SOIL WATER; TOPSOIL; TRANSPIRATION; WOODLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ILEX; QUERCUS ILEX; ROTUNDIFOLIA;

EID: 63849224515     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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