Catchment-scale contribution of forest roads to stream exports of sediment, phosphorus and nitrogen

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 3107-3122

  Sheridan, Gary J ^a   Noske, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Erodibility; Soil erosion; Timber harvesting; Tracks; Unsealed roads; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EROSION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ERODIBILITY; STREAM DISCHARGE;

CATCHMENTS;

CATCHMENTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); EROSION; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; ROADS AND STREETS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SLOPE STABILITY; STREAM FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ERODIBILITY; FORESTED CATCHMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL EROSION; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36148984292     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6531     Document Type: Article

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