Coupling Ecohydrology and Hydropedology at Different Spatio-Temporal Scales in Water-Limited Ecosystems

Hydropedology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 737-758

  Li, Xiao Yan ^a   Lin, Henry ^b   Levia, Delphis F ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 84884858523     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-386941-8.00023-X     Document Type: Chapter

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