Effects of fire-induced water repellency on soil aggregate stability, splash erosion, and saturated hydraulic conductivity for different size fractions

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 2377-2384

  Fox, D M ^a   Darboux, F ^b   Carrega, P ^a  

^a University of Nice UMR 6012 ESPACE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Aggregate stability; Forest fire; Saturated hydraulic conductivity; Soil erosion; Water repellency

Indexed keywords

EROSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE;

BURNED SOIL; FOREST FIRES; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; SOIL AGGREGATE STABILITY; SOIL ERODIBILITY; WATER REPELLENCY;

SOILS;

EROSION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

ERODIBILITY; FOREST FIRE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFILTRATION; RUNOFF; SOIL AGGREGATE; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WETTABILITY;

EID: 34548060309     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6758     Document Type: Article

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