A review of changing perspectives on Eucalyptus water-use in South Africa

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 301, Issue , 2013, Pages 51-57

  Dye, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eucalyptus; Evapotranspiration; Hydrological impacts; South Africa; Water use efficiency

Indexed keywords

EQUITABLE WATER ALLOCATIONS; EUCALYPTUS; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLONING; EFFICIENCY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LOSSES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; RAIN; RESEARCH; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

CATCHMENT; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GRASSLAND; LITERATURE REVIEW; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEASONALITY; SHRUB; STATE ROLE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TREE PLANTING; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

EUCALYPTUS; EVAPORATION; FORESTS; HYDROLOGY; PLANTATIONS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 84878110252     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.08.027     Document Type: Article

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