Ecohydrology: A new interdisciplinary approach to investigate on climate-soil-vegetation interactions

Annals of Arid Zone

Volumn 48, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 219-228

  Manfreda, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Climate soil vegetation; Ecohydrology; Soil moisture; Vegetation patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861407474     PISSN: 05701791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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