Can forest transformation help reducing floods in forested watersheds? Certain aspects on soil hydraulics and organic matter properties

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 8-10, 2005, Pages 611-621

  Wahl, N A ^a   Wollecke B ^b   Bens, O ^b   Huttl R F ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fagus sylvatica; Forest transformation; Hydraulic conductivity; Infiltration capacity; Pinus sylvestris; Water repellency; Water retention

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FLOODS; HARDWOODS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; POROSITY; SOFTWOODS; SOILS; WATERSHEDS;

FOREST TRANSFORMATION; INFILTRATION CAPACITY; MACROPOROSITY;

FORESTRY;

FLOOD CONTROL; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMICS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; FLOODS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULICS; INFILTRATION; PINUS SYLVESTRIS; POROSITY; SOIL; WATER REPELLENCE; WATER RETENTION; WATER SHEDS;

FAGUS SYLVATICA; PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 27144549637     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.07.013     Document Type: Article

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