RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Evapotranspiration from riparian vegetation: Water relations and irrecoverable losses for saltcedar
JF Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
FD Soil and Water Conservation Society
SP 233
OP 236
VO 37
IS 4
A1 David C. Davenport
A1 Paul E. Martin
A1 Robert M. Hagan
YR 1982
UL http://www.jswconline.org/content/37/4/233.abstract
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.