Abstract
In water-limited environments, transpiration may minimize deep drainage on engineered covers used for hazardous waste disposal. However, comparative studies investigating plant ecophysiology and water use on engineered covers and natural sites are limited. Water use patterns and plant-water relations of evergreen shrubs were monitored in semi-arid Western Australia to (1) investigate the response of plant-water relations and shrub transpiration to soil moisture changes and (2) quantify stand transpiration and its contribution to the water balance. The shrubs showed conservative (
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 965-981 |
| Journal | Ecohydrology |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
