Mechanical thinning impacts on runoff, infiltration, and sediment yield following fuel reduction treatments in a southwestern dry mixed conifer forest

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 359-366

  Cram, Douglas S ^a   Baker, Terrell T ^a   Fernald, Alexander G ^a   Madrid, Anthony ^b   Rummer, Bob ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Erosion; Mechanical thinning; Rainfall simulation; Wildfire risk

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INFILTRATION; MIXED FOREST; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEDIMENTATION; SLOPE DYNAMICS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL EROSION; THINNING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WILDFIRE;

NEW MEXICO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34848916689     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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