Phosphorus and nitrogen exports from SE Australian forests following wildfire

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 361, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 186-198

  Lane, Patrick N J ^a   Sheridan, Gary J ^a   Noske, Philip J ^a   Sherwin, Christopher B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt forests; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Water quality; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DISSOLUTION; ESTIMATION; FOOD PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; NITROGEN; NONMETALS; PHOSPHORUS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTATION; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY;

EASTERN AUSTRALIA; EUCALYPT FORESTS; POST-FIRE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENTS; WATER QUALITY DATA; WATER SAMPLES; WILDFIRE;

FIRES;

BASEFLOW; BEDLOAD; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; EVERGREEN FOREST; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PHOSPHORUS; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WILDFIRE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; KIEWA VALLEY; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 52949149693     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.07.041     Document Type: Article

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