Intermediate tree cover can maximize groundwater recharge in the seasonally dry tropics
Water scarcity contributes to the poverty of around one-third of the world’s people. Despite many benefits, tree planting in dry regions is often discouraged by concerns that trees reduce water availability. Yet relevant studies from the tropics are scarce, and the impacts of intermediate tree cover...
Main Authors: | Ilstedt, Ulrik, Bargués Tobella, A, Bazié, HR, Bayala, J, Verbeeten, E, Nyberg, G, Sanou, J, Benegas, Laura, Murdiyarso, D, Laundon, H |
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Format: | Artículo |
Language: | Inglés |
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2016
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Online Access: | https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/8461 http://www.nature.com/articles/srep21930 |
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