Impacts of extreme precipitation and seasonal changes in precipitation on plants

Biogeosciences

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 3083-3093

  Zeppel, M J B ^a   Wilks, J V ^a   Lewis, J D ^b,c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOME; FUTURE PROSPECT; GLOBAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PLANT; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL TYPE; SOIL WATER;

EID: 84902504617     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-11-3083-2014     Document Type: Article

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