The Plynlimon water balance 1969-1995: The impact of forest and moorland vegetation on evaporation and streamflow in upland catchments

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 409-427

  Hudson, J A ^a   Crane, S B ^a   Blackie, J R ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001587093     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-1-409-1997     Document Type: Review

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