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Definition of Phreatophytes
1. phreatophyte [n] - See also: phreatophyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phreatophytes
Literary usage of Phreatophytes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium: Proceedings edited by Bruce A. Roundy, E. Durant McArthur, Jennifer S. Hayley, David K. Mann (1996)
"Riparian vegetation communities are commonly composed of phreatophytes that exist
only in areas where they can develop root systems to saturated soils ..."
2. Planet Geographyby Stephen Codrington by Stephen Codrington (2005)
"These plants, known as phreatophytes, send their roots to the water table ...
The distribution of phreatophytes is governed both by the quantity of water ..."
3. Water Quality Indicators Guide: Surface Waters by Charles R. Terrell (1993)
"Phreatophyte Water Losses—Elimination of nonbeneficial uses of water by
phreatophytes (plants getting water from deep roots) not only lessens the ..."
4. Ground Water and Surface Water: A Single Resource by Thomas C. Winter, Geological Survey (U.S.) (1998)
"To assess this effect, a study was done on transpiration by phreatophytes along
a reach of the Gila River upstream from San Carlos Reservoir in Arizona. ..."
5. Ecosystem Disturbance and Wildlife Conservation in Western Grasslands: A edited by Deborah M. Finch (1998)
"... and eradication of phreatophytes (Elmore and Kauffman 1994). All grassland
amphibians require water for the development of their larvae. ..."
6. Ecology, Diversity and Sustainability of the Middle Rio Grande Basin edited by Deborah M. Finch, Joseph A. Tainter (1996)
"phreatophytes. Geological Survey Water-Supply Paper 1423. US Geological Survey,
Washington, DC Robinson, TW 1965. Introduction, spread and areal extent of ..."
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