Changes in hydrology, sediment loss and microtopography of a vegetated mine waste rock dump impacted by fire

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 507-522

  Evans, K G ^a,b   Saynor, M J ^a   Willgoose, G R ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire; Hydrology; Litter dam; Runoff; Sediment loss; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

FIRE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; MICRORELIEF; MINE WASTE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 0033493824     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-145x(199911/12)10:6<507::aid-ldr341>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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