The use of plant water relations to characterize tree species and sites in the drylands of northern Ethiopia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 581-592

  Gebrehiwot, K ^a   Muys, B ^b   Haile, M ^a   Mitloehner, R ^c  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Drylands; Ethiopia; Indigenous trees; Tigray; Water relation

Indexed keywords

DIEL VARIATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; WATER RELATIONS; WATER STRESS; WATER USE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ACACIA; BOSWELLIA; BOSWELLIA PAPYRIFERA; TERMINALIA;

EID: 8844240041     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.07.009     Document Type: Article

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