Efficient fog harvesting by Stipagrostis sabulicola (Namib dune bushman grass)

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 524-531

  Ebner, M ^a   Miranda, T ^a   Roth Nebelsick, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dune fields; Fog collection; Leaf water potential; Soil water content; Stem flow

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOG; GRASS; HABITAT RESTORATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RESTORATION ECOLOGY; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA;

STIPAGROSTIS;

EID: 79952102543     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.01.004     Document Type: Article

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