Soil disturbance and hydrologic response at the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, California

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 456-472

  Caldwell, T G ^a   McDonald, E V ^a   Young, M H ^b  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Compaction; Desert pavement; Infiltration; Intercanopy; Permeameters; Restoration

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; CONDUCTIVITY; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSICAL DISTURBANCE; SOIL PROPERTY;

CALIFORNIA; MOJAVE DESERT; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA;

EID: 33745750748     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2006.02.019     Document Type: Article

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