Suspended solid yield from forest harvesting on upland blanket peat

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 207-216

  Rodgers, Michael ^a   O'Connor, Mark ^a   Robinson, Mark ^b   Muller, Markus ^a   Poole, Russell ^c   Xiao, Liwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Best management practice; Blanket peat; Forest clear felling and harvesting; Salmonid catchment; Solid rating curve; Suspended solid

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; BLANKET PEAT; FOREST CLEAR FELLING AND HARVESTING; SALMONIDS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HYDRAULICS; LANDFORMS; PEAT; RUNOFF; SOILS; STREAM FLOW;

RIVERS;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; CATCHMENT; FORESTRY; PEAT; STREAMFLOW; UPLAND REGION;

CONCENTRATING; FORESTRY; HARVESTING; HYDRAULICS; PEAT; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOIL; STREAM FLOW; SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

CONIFEROPHYTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 78650941974     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7836     Document Type: Article

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