The ecohydrology of roots in rocks

Ecohydrology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 238-245

  Schwinning, Susanne ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bedrock; Deep roots; Karst; Soil water storage

Indexed keywords

CEMENTED SOIL; CLIMATE PREDICTION; DEEP ROOTS; ECO-HYDROLOGY; PLANT ADAPTATION; PLANT WATER; ROCK INTERACTION; ROCK LAYERS; ROOTING PATTERNS; SHALLOW SOILS; SOIL WATER STORAGE; SUBSTRATE CONDITIONS; WATER STORAGE; WEATHERED BEDROCK;

CLIMATOLOGY; LANDFORMS; SOIL MOISTURE; UNDERWATER SOILS;

CLIMATE MODELS;

BEDROCK; CLIMATE PREDICTION; ECOHYDROLOGY; KARST; PLANT WATER RELATIONS; RECHARGE; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL WATER; SUBSTRATE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER STORAGE;

EID: 77954650039     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.134     Document Type: Article

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