Reopening abandoned forest roads in northern Idaho, USA: Quantification of runoff, sediment concentration, infiltration, and interrill erosion parameters

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2542-2550

  Foltz, R B ^a   Copeland, N S ^a   Elliot, W J ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandoned road; Brushed in road; Erosion; Interrill erodibility; Saturated hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; INFILTRATION; INTERRILL EROSION; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT; SOIL EROSION; SOIL PROPERTY;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; FOREST; HYDROLOGY; SEDIMENT; SIMULATION; SOIL; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

IDAHO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349288094     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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