Advances in Ecohydrology for Water Resources Optimization in Arid and Semi-arid Areas

• Other Authors: Castellini, Mirko (Editor), Di Prima, Simone (Editor), Stewart, Ryan (Editor), Biddoccu, Marcella (Editor), Rahmati, Mehdi (Editor), Alagna, Vincenzo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Environmental science, engineering & technology; sap flow; water-limited ecosystem; transpiration; hysteresis; nocturnal sap flow; soil hydraulic conductivity; aggregate stability; soil porosity; soil penetration resistance; arid sandy land; infiltration; precipitation; deep soil recharge; freeze-thaw; gully erosion; runoff potential; rainwater harvesting; ecological restoration; allophane; Andisol; readily soluble silicon; sequential silicon extraction; sociology of water use; well owners; groundwater; water supplies; infrastructure; water-saving appliances; diurnal fluctuations; Phreatophyte; semiarid; wetland; vegetation restoration; evapotranspiration; spatial and temporal; water use efficiency; Gleam Product; cover crops; inter-row management; evapotranspiration modeling and partition; FAO56 dual-Kc approach; soil water balance; viticulture; soil structure; pore volume distribution function; bulk density; macroporosity; air capacity; plant available water capacity; relative field capacity; S-index; deep infiltration; runoff; forest restoration; compost; silicon; soil water retention
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Summary

This Special Issue (SI) aims to investigate the relationships between hydrological and ecological processes and how these interactions can contribute to the optimization of water resources in arid and semi-arid areas. This SI collected 10 original contributions on sustainable land management and the optimization of water resources in fragile environments that are at elevated risk due to climate change. The topics mainly concern transpiration, evapotranspiration, groundwater recharge, deep percolation, and related issues. The collection of manuscripts presented in this SI represents a contribution of knowledge in ecohydrology.

Physical Description

1 electronic resource (196 p.)

ISBN

books978-3-0365-4748-0
9783036547473
9783036547480

Access

Open Access