| Interactions between mesquite and lehman lovegrass: geomorphic controls on plant and soil water balance
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Description:
Objectives
1) Determine the extent to which Lehmann lovegrass alters seasonal patterns of soil moisture on different aged geomorphic surfaces.
2) Characterize seasonal patterns of water use, photosynthesis, and growth of mesquite on different aged geomorphic surfaces.
3) Determine the influence of mesquite plant size on potential interference from Lehmann lovegrass on different aged geomorphic surfaces.
| College/School:
College of Agriculture; Renewable Natural Resources, School of | Department/Unit/Center:
School of Renewable Natural Resources |
Investigator(s):
David Williams (dgw@ag.arizona.edu) |
Start date:
July 1999 | Duration:
Two to five years | Total funding:
$36000 | Project status:
ongoing |
Funding source:
University of Arizon AES/Hatch |
Research areas:
biology; botany; ecology; surface |
