The significance of leaf water repellency in ecohydrological research: A review

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 150-161

  Rosado, Bruno H P ^a   Holder, Curtis D ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf hydrophobicity; Leaf water repellency; Water droplet retention

Indexed keywords

ECO-HYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; LEAF SURFACE PROPERTIES; LEAF SURFACES; LEAF WATER; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PLANT SPECIES; RESEARCH TOPICS; SELECTIVE STRATEGIES; SOIL WATER REPELLENCY; WATER DROPLETS; WATER REPELLENCY; WATER-REPELLENT PROPERTIES;

DROPS; RESEARCH; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER RESOURCES;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

DROPLET; DROUGHT; ECOHYDROLOGY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROPHOBICITY; LEAF; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RETENTION; SOIL WATER; WATER UPTAKE;

EID: 84873975730     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1340     Document Type: Article

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