Paired-basin comparison of hydrological response in harvested and undisturbed hardwood forests during snowmelt in central Ontario: I. Streamflow, groundwater and flowpath behaviour

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1095-1116

  Monteith, S S ^a   Buttle, J M ^a   Hazlett, P W ^b   Beall, F D ^b   Semkin, R G ^c   Jeffries, D S ^c  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flowpaths; Forest harvesting; Geochemical tracers; Groundwater; Hydrological recovery; Snowmelt; Streamflow; Topographic indices

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HARDWOODS; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

FOREST HARVESTING; GEOCHEMICAL TRACERS; TOPOGRAPHIC INDICES;

HYDROLOGY;

CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HARDWOODS; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; SNOWMELT; STREAMFLOW; TOPOGRAPHY;

BASINS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUND WATER; HARDWOODS; HYDROLOGY; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33645155808     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.5956     Document Type: Article

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