Impact of agroecosystems on groundwater resources in the Central High Plains, USA

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 700-713

  Scanlon, B R ^a   Reedy, R C ^a   Gates, J B ^b   Gowda, P H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Groundwater degradation; Groundwater depletion; Groundwater recharge; Irrigated agriculture; Irrigation sustainability; Unsaturated zone hydrology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; RECHARGE; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL TYPE; VADOSE ZONE; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE; WATER TABLE;

GREAT PLAINS; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650733761     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.10.017     Document Type: Article

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