The role of fire disturbance on runoff and erosion processes - a long-term approach, Mt. carmel case study, Israel

Geographical Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-56

  Wittenberg, Lea ^a   Inbar, Moshe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Forest fire; Mediterranean ecosystems; Soil erosion; Vegetation recovery rates

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST FIRE; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SOIL EROSION; VEGETATION COVER;

HAIFA [ISRAEL]; ISRAEL; MOUNT CARMEL;

EID: 73349109141     PISSN: 17455863     EISSN: 17455871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-5871.2008.00554.x     Document Type: Article

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