Longer-term effects of pine and eucalypt plantations on streamflow

Water Resources Research

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Scott, David F ^a   Prinsloo, F W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; TROPICS;

AVAILABLE WATER; EUCALYPT PLANTATIONS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; INDUSTRIAL TIMBER; PAIRED CATCHMENTS; PINE PLANTATIONS; ROTATION PERIOD; WATER AVAILABILITY;

CATCHMENTS;

AFFORESTATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; EVERGREEN TREE; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; PLANTATION; STREAMFLOW; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER YIELD;

AGRICULTURE; REFORESTATION; ROTATION; RUNOFF; SOUTH AFRICA; STREAM FLOW; TROPICS; WATER RESOURCES;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GRANDIS; PINUS RADIATA;

EID: 69249157269     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007WR006781     Document Type: Article

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