%0 Journal Article %A David C. Davenport %A Paul E. Martin %A Robert M. Hagan %T Evapotranspiration from riparian vegetation: Water relations and irrecoverable losses for saltcedar %D 1982 %J Journal of Soil and Water Conservation %P 233-236 %V 37 %N 4 %X Evapotranspiration (ET) from saltcedar (Tamarix chinensis Lour) varies with weather factors as well as with stand density and water availability. In California, ET in July for a unit ground area of saltcedar in large drums varied from 2 millimeters per day in sparse stands, to 16 millimeters per day in dense stands; ET declined and diffusive resistance increased when saltcedar plants were subjected to stress brought on by low soil water availability and/or high evaporative demand. In a natural salt-cedar stand in New Mexico, ET in June varied from 3 millimeters to 11 millimeters per day, depending upon weather and plant density. Extrapolation of experimental transpiration data to field sites must, therefore, be done carefully when assessing irrecoverable ET losses. %U https://www.jswconline.org/content/jswc/37/4/233.full.pdf