Studies of the impact of forests on peak flows and baseflows: A European perspective

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 85-97

  Robinson, M ^a   Cognard Plancq, A L ^b   Cosandey, C ^c   David, J ^d   Durand, P ^e   Fuhrer H W ^f   Hall, R ^a   Hendriques, M O ^d   Marc, V ^b   McCarthy, R ^g   McDonnell, M ^h   Martin, C ⁱ   Nisbet, T ^j   O'Dea, P ^g   Rodgers, M ^h   Zollner, A ^k  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

^f Hessen Forst   (Germany)

^g Coillte ^*  (Ireland)

^h NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

ⁱ University of Nice UMR 6012 ESPACE   (France)

^j FOREST RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^k Bayer Landesanstalt WF   (Germany)

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Author keywords

Flooding; Forests; Land use; Low flows; Peak flows

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; LAND USE; RIVERS; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

PLANTATION; RIVER FLOW;

ECOLOGY;

BASEFLOW; FORESTED CATCHMENT; LAND USE; PEAK FLOW; STREAMFLOW;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EUCALYPTUS;

EID: 0344928089     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1127(03)00238-X     Document Type: Article

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