The effects of drainage on substrate water content at several forested Alberta peatlands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-62

  Rothwell, R L ^a   Silins, U ^a   Hillman, G R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREAL WETLAND; FOREST DRAINAGE; PEATLAND; SOIL DRAINAGE; SOIL WATER; WATER TABLE;

CANADA, ALBERTA;

EID: 0029667094     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/x26-006     Document Type: Article

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