Effects of water conveyance embankments on riparian forest communities at the middle reaches of the Tarim River, Northwest China

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 937-948

  Chen, Yongjin ^a,b   Li, Weihong ^b   Liu, Jiazhen ^a   Yang, Yuhai ^b  

^a LIAOCHENG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY   (China)

Author keywords

Ecology; Groundwater chemistry; Groundwater depth; Hydrology; Riparian forest

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER DEPTHS; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; LOWER REACHES OF THE TARIM RIVERS; PLANT COMMUNITIES; RIPARIAN FORESTS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS; VEGETATION COVERAGE;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; EMBANKMENTS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROLOGY; RIVERS; SOILS; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

ECOHYDROLOGY; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; EMBANKMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUNDWATER; RIPARIAN FOREST; SALINITY; VEGETATION COVER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER DEPTH; WATER QUALITY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; PLANTS; SOIL; WATER RESOURCES;

CHINA; TARIM RIVER; XINJIANG UYGUR;

EID: 84890203170     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1418     Document Type: Article

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