Redistribution of runoff among vegetation patch types: On ecohydrological optimality of herbaceous capture of run-on

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 497-504

  Urgeghe, Anna M ^a   Breshears, David D ^b   Martens, Scott N ^c   Beeson, Peter C ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c Department of Sierra Science ^*  (United States)

^d LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

ecohydrology; run on; runoff redistribution; threshold response; vegetation patch types; woodland

Indexed keywords

ECOHYDROLOGY; EVERGREEN TREE; HERB; HILLSLOPE; PATCH SIZE; PHYTOMASS; RUNOFF; TRADE-OFF; VEGETATION COVER;

JUNIPERUS; TILLANDSIA LINEATISPICA;

EID: 77957222399     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/REM-D-09-00185.1     Document Type: Article

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