Dryland Ecohydrology: Research Perspectives


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  • Paolo D Odorico Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Todd M Scanlon Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Christiane W Runyan Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Kate Abshire Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Patrick Barrett Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Abinnash Bhattachan Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • James J Coloso Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Ashton Erler Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Janet Miller Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Nathan Mitchell Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • John Mobley Department of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412, USA
  • Diana Van Vleet Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA
  • Elizabeth Whitman Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia, 291 McCormick Road Box 400123, Charlottesville, VA, 22904-412" USA

Abstract

Water is an essential resource for life on earth and all living organisms depend , onit.Thebiota,in turn, affectsthedynamicsofmajorhydrologicalprocesses,therebydetermining the rate of the water cycle.Researchin ecohydrologyfocuseson interactionsbetweenecological and hydrologicalprocesses.These interactionsare particularlystrong in the case of dryland ecosystems,where water availabilityis the main limiting factor to vegetation dynamics and ecosystemprimary production.Thispaper providesa reviewof the main hydrologicalprocesses affecting ecosystem dynamics, as well as of the ecologicalprocesses controlling the water cycle on the earth. Key words: Ecohydrology,drylands, plant water stress, soil moisture, ecogeomorphology

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Submitted

07-12-2016

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07-12-2016

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Vol. 48 No. 3 & 4 (2009)

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Odorico, P. D., Scanlon, T. M., Runyan, C. W., Abshire, K., Barrett, P., Bhattachan, A., Coloso, J. J., Erler, A., Miller, J., Mitchell, N., Mobley, J., Vleet, D. V., & Whitman, E. (2016). Dryland Ecohydrology: Research Perspectives. Annals of Arid Zone, 48(3 & 4). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/AAZ/article/view/64484