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Canopy Rainfall Interception and Throughfall in Burned and Unburned Tallgrass Prairie
The Southwestern naturalist, Vol.32(2), pp.267-271
06/15/1987
Web of Science ID: WOS:A1987H997600012
Abstract
Interception of precipitation by grass canopies in annually burned and unburned tallgrass prairie was measured for individual precipitation events from 1983 to 1984. Seasonal patterns of interception closely reflected differences in grass canopy development throughout the growing season in burned but not unburned prairie. Mean interception for the study period was 38 and 19% for unburned and burned prairie, respectively, indicating that throughfall volume in burned prairie was approximately 1.3 times that of unburned prairie on an annual basis. Thus, water availability for plant uptake may be initially higher in burned prairie, especially early in the growing season.
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- Title
- Canopy Rainfall Interception and Throughfall in Burned and Unburned Tallgrass Prairie
- Publication Details
- The Southwestern naturalist, Vol.32(2), pp.267-271
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Southwestern Association of Naturalists
- Copyright
- © 1987 Southwestern Association of Naturalists
- Identifiers
- WOS:A1987H997600012; 99380171984106600
- Academic Unit
- Hal Marcus College of Science and Engineering ; Biology
- Language
- English