Soil water repellency in riparian systems invaded by Eucalyptus camaldulensis: A restoration perspective from the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Geoderma

Volumn 200-201, Issue , 2013, Pages 9-17

  Ruwanza, Sheunesu ^a   Gaertner, Mirijam ^a   Richardson, David M ^a   Esler, Karen J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Critical surface tension (CST); Infiltration; Rehabilitation; Soil hydrophobicity; Water drop penetration time (WDPT)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CRITICAL SURFACE TENSION; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS; RESTORATION TREATMENTS; SOIL HYDROPHOBICITY; VEGETATION COMPOSITION; WATER DROP PENETRATION TIME; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE , SOUTH AFRICA;

DROPS; INFILTRATION; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RESTORATION; SURFACE TENSION; WATERPROOFING;

SOIL MOISTURE;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EVERGREEN TREE; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BERG RIVER; CAPE PROVINCE; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS CAMALDULENSIS;

EID: 84875552853     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2013.01.017     Document Type: Article

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