PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - David C. Davenport
AU  - Paul E. Martin
AU  - Robert M. Hagan
TI  - Evapotranspiration from riparian vegetation: Water relations and irrecoverable losses for saltcedar
DP  - 1982 Jul 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 233--236
VI  - 37
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/4/233.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/4/233.full
AB  - 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.