Water dynamics in conifer logs in early stages of decay in the Pacific Northwest, U.S.A.

Northwest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-139

  Sexton, Jay M ^a   Harmon, Mark E ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONIFEROUS FOREST; EVAPORATION; INTERCEPTION; LEACHATE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; THROUGHFALL; WATER BUDGET; WATER STORAGE;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

ABIES; ABIES AMABILIS; CONIFEROPHYTA; CONIUM; PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII; THUJA; THUJA PLICATA; TSUGA; TSUGA HETEROPHYLLA;

EID: 66749138139     PISSN: 0029344X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3955/046.083.0204     Document Type: Article

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