Response of cave air CO2 and drip water to brush clearing in central Texas: Implications for recharge and soil CO2 dynamics

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Wong, Corinne ^a   Banner, Jay L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CAVE SYSTEM; DRIP IRRIGATION; HISTORICAL RECORD; MINERAL DEPOSIT; RAINFALL; RECHARGE; RESIDENCE TIME; SOIL CARBON; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; VEGETATION COVER; WATER AVAILABILITY;

TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78249260057     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JG001301     Document Type: Article

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