Effects of postfire seeding and fertilizing on hillslope erosion in north-central Washington, USA

Catena

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 56-67

  Robichaud, P R ^a   Lillybridge, T R ^b   Wagenbrenner, J W ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion rate; Grass seeding; Monitoring; Rehabilitation; Silt fence; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

EROSION RATE; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOREST FIRE; HILLSLOPE; NUTRIENT LOSS; SEEDING; SOIL EROSION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

TRITICUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33745825176     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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