Non rainfall moisture interception by dwarf succulents and their relative abundance in an inland arid South African ecosystem

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 818-825

  Matimati, Ignatious ^a   Musil, Charles F ^b   Raitt, Lincoln ^c   February, Edmund ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dew; Dwarf succulent; Fog; Inland arid; Interception; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; ATMOSPHERIC WATER; DEW; DWARF-SUCCULENT; INLAND-ARID; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STORAGE CAPACITY; WATER VAPOUR;

ADSORPTION; FOG; GRAVEL; MOISTURE; QUARTZ; SATELLITE INTERCEPTION; WATER VAPOR;

RAIN;

ABUNDANCE; ADSORPTION; ARID REGION; ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE; BARE SOIL; DEW; DROUGHT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FOG; INTERCEPTION; LEAF; RAINFALL; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; STEM; WATER BUDGET; WATER VAPOR;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

CEPHALOPHYLLUM;

EID: 84885870023     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1304     Document Type: Article

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