Removing woody vegetation has little effect on conduit flow recharge

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 435-443

  Bazan, Roberto A ^a   Wilcox, Bradford P ^b   Munster, Clyde ^c   Gary, Marcus ^d  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas A M University   (United States)

^d Edwards Aquifer Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Cave hydrology; Juniper; Karst; Recharge; Woody plant encroachment

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER RECHARGE; JUNIPER; KARST; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RECHARGE; SOIL CONDITIONS; WOODY VEGETATION; WOODY-PLANT ENCROACHMENTS;

CAVES; CONFINED FLOW; PLANTS (BOTANY);

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

CAVE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; KARST HYDROLOGY; RECHARGE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WOODY PLANT;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS ASHEI;

EID: 84879415302     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1277     Document Type: Article

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