Ecosystem effects of groundwater depth in Owens Valley, California

Ecohydrology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 458-468

  Goedhart, C M ^a   Pataki, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depth to watertable; Grass cover; Nitrogen; Nitrogen isotopes; Owens Valley; Vulnerability to cavitation; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

GRASS COVER; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; OWENS VALLEY; VULNERABILITY TO CAVITATION; WATER ISOTOPES; WATERTABLE;

CAVITATION; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; ISOTOPES; LANDFORMS; NITROGEN;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

CAVITATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; GRASS; GROUNDWATER; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SHRUB; VULNERABILITY; WATER DEPTH; WATER STRESS; WATER TABLE;

CALIFORNIA; OWENS VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

ERICAMERIA NAUSEOSA; POACEAE;

EID: 79956191509     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.154     Document Type: Article

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