Hydrologic response of a central Nevada pinyon-juniper woodland to prescribed fire

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 614-622

  Rau, Benjamin M ^a   Chambers, Jeanne C ^b   Blank, Robert R ^c   Miller, Wally W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse fragment; Microsite; Surface hydrology; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; INFILTRATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RANGELAND;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS OSTEOSPERMA; PINUS EDULIS; PINUS MONOPHYLLA;

EID: 29344465312     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/04-092.1     Document Type: Article

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