Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building Ballroom
Start Date
2-2-2010 2:05 PM
End Date
2-2-2010 2:20 PM
Description
37 PowerPoint slides Convener: Franco Biondi, UNR & Michael Young, DRI Session 4: Ecological Change and Water Resources Abstract: -Climate change models predict a decline in precipitation over the next few decades throughout much of the southwest. -Such change has the potential to shift water uptake dynamics of phreatophytes -If groundwater pumping also occurs, the impact of climate change could be exacerbated. -A better understanding of the forces that drive the coupling and decoupling of phreatophytes to groundwater is needed.
Keywords
Climatic changes; Desert ecology; Global warming; Groundwater – Environmental aspects; Plants--Effect of global warming on; Soil moisture; Vegetation monitoring; Water table
Disciplines
Climate | Desert Ecology | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Sciences | Hydrology | Plant Sciences | Soil Science
Included in
Climate Commons, Desert Ecology Commons, Environmental Monitoring Commons, Hydrology Commons, Plant Sciences Commons, Soil Science Commons
Water Source Partitioning for Shrubland Transpiration Using Innovative Field Methods
University of Nevada Las Vegas, Stan Fulton Building Ballroom
37 PowerPoint slides Convener: Franco Biondi, UNR & Michael Young, DRI Session 4: Ecological Change and Water Resources Abstract: -Climate change models predict a decline in precipitation over the next few decades throughout much of the southwest. -Such change has the potential to shift water uptake dynamics of phreatophytes -If groundwater pumping also occurs, the impact of climate change could be exacerbated. -A better understanding of the forces that drive the coupling and decoupling of phreatophytes to groundwater is needed.