Using geochemical stratigraphy to indicate post-fire sediment and nutrient fluxes into a water supply reservoir, Sydney, Australia

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn , Issue 306, 2006, Pages 363-370

  Blake, William H ^a   Wallbrink, Peter J ^b   Doerr, Stefan H ^c   Shakesby, Richard A ^c   Humphreys, Geoffrey S ^d   English, Pauline ^b   Wilkinson, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Nutrients; Reservoir; Sediment; Tracing; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FIRES; GEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; STRATIGRAPHY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AUSTRALIA; NUTRIENTS; TRACING; WILDFIRE;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CATCHMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE BEHAVIOR; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALIZATION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER BASIN; SEDIMENT BUDGET; STRATIGRAPHY; TERRAIN; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER LEVEL; WATER SUPPLY; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY;

EID: 33748435780     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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