Impact of land management practices on tree water use strategy and responses to drought in a dryland plantation
Running title: Tree water use in relation to land management practices and droughts
Xiaodong Gao1,2, Hongchen Li3, Xining Zhao1,2*
1. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
2. Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Water Resources, Yangling 712100, Shaanxi Province, China
3. College of Resources and Environment, Ludong university, Yantai 264065, Shandong Province, China.
*Corresponding author: Xining Zhao (zxn@nwafu.edu.cn)