Water sourcing by riparian tree species in ephemaral rivers
In arid southern Africa, many rivers are ephemeral, and surface flow occurs for less than 10% of the year. Floods, which occur erratically, recharge groundwater resources on which riverine vegetation depends. Trees and shrubs are the most common life forms along these river systems, because surface...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6182 |