Interception loss and rainfall redistribution by three semi-arid growing shrubs in northeastern Mexico
Interception loss and rainfall redistribution by three semi-arid growing shrubs in northeastern Mexico
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-1694(90)90197-6
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发表时间:
1990-07
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
J. Návar;R. Bryan
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作者:
J. Návar;R. Bryan
Interception loss and rainfall redistribution were measured in individual shrubs ofDiospyrus texana, Acacia farnesianaandProsopis laevigatafrom a semi-arid vegetal community in northeastern Mexico in the summer of 1987. In this period 230 mm of precipitation were recorded from 17 storms. Net precipitation averaged 167.6 mm, of which throughfall formed 160.5 and stemflow 7.1 mm. Interception loss was 27.2% of the total gross precipitation. Significant differences in stemflow were noted both among species and within the speciesD. texana. Stemflow inputs averaged 321 and 115 ml min−1for a 40 mm h−1simulated storm for the speciesD. texanaandA. farnesiana-P. laevigata, respectively. The theoretical areas and distances over which stemflow spread averaged 0.320 m2and 0.115 m2and 0.30 and 0.15 m, respectively. These areas were calculated to receive 3030 and 2650 mm as annual precipitation.