Hydrological responses to managed burning and grazing in an upland blanket bog

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 376, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 486-495

  Clay, Gareth D ^a   Worrall, Fred ^a   Clark, Emma ^a   Fraser, Evan D G ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burning; Grazing; Hydraulic conductivity; Peat; Runoff; Water table

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BURNING; DEPTH-TO-WATER; DOC EXPORT; GRAZING; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; PEATLAND; RUNOFF GENERATION; SEASONAL TRENDS; SLUG TEST; SUITABLE HABITAT; WATER TABLE; WATER TABLES; WEATHER CONDITIONS;

BIOMASS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PEAT; RUNOFF; WETLANDS; WOOL;

AQUIFERS;

BIOMASS; BLANKET BOG; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAZING; HABITAT CREATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND MANAGEMENT; PEATLAND; SEASONALITY; UPLAND REGION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER TABLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

OVIS ARIES; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 70249126576     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.07.055     Document Type: Article

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