Ground-water response to forest harvest: Implications for hillslope stability

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 134-147

  Johnson, A C ^a   Edwards, R T ^a   Erhardt, R ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Forest; Harvest impact; Landslides; Sediment delivery; Watershed management; Wells

Indexed keywords

LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

SEDIMENT DELIVERY; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; LANDSLIDES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

GROUNDWATER; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LANDSLIDE; SOIL DEPTH; TIMBER HARVESTING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TABLE;

EARTH MOVEMENT; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOIL MECHANICS;

EID: 33847214557     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-1688.2007.00011.x     Document Type: Article

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