The effects of burning and sheep-grazing on water table depth and soil water quality in a upland peat

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 339, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 1-14

  Worrall, F ^a   Armstrong, A ^b   Adamson, J K ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burning; DOC; Grazing; Peat; Sheep; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HYDROLOGY; PH EFFECTS; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC); GRAZING PRACTICES; LAND MANAGEMENT;

WATER ANALYSIS;

COMBUSTION; HYDROLOGY; PH EFFECTS; VEGETATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

BURNING; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; HEATHLAND; LAND MANAGEMENT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; PEATLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; SOIL WATER; UPLAND REGION; VEGETATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER TABLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CALLUNA; OVIS ARIES; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 34248340023     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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