Daily and seasonal stem radial activity of Populus euphratica and its association with hydroclimatic factors in the lower reaches of China's Heihe River basin

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 609-621

  Xiao, Sheng chun ^a   Xiao, Hong lang ^a   Peng, Xiao mei ^a   Tian, Quan yan ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

Diurnal seasonal patterns; Ecophysiological growth responses; Heihe River basin; Populus euphratica; Stem radius activity

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

DIURNAL-SEASONAL PATTERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; GROUND WATER DEPTHS; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEIHE RIVER BASIN; HYDROCLIMATIC FACTORS; POPULUS EUPHRATICA; RIPARIAN FOREST MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

BASIN MANAGEMENT; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIURNAL VARIATION; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RESPONSE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER RESOURCE;

FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; POPULUS EUPHRATICA; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SHEDS;

CHINA; GANSU; HEIHE BASIN;

POPULUS; POPULUS EUPHRATICA;

EID: 84903164311     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2982-y     Document Type: Article

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