Field-scale changes in soil water and recharge following restoration of a cultivated field to prairie

Journal of Environmental Hydrology

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-13

  Gerla, Philip J ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CULTIVATION; GRASS; INFILTRATION; NATIVE SPECIES; PRAIRIE; RECHARGE; REFLECTOMETRY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL WATER; WATER TABLE;

MINNESOTA; UNITED STATES;

POACEAE;

EID: 84865528041     PISSN: 10583912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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