Hydrological impact of two intensities of timber harvest and associated silviculture in the jarrah forest in south-western Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 399, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 108-120

  Kinal, J ^a   Stoneman, G L ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Jarrah forest; Salinity; Surface water; Timber harvest

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL RAINFALL; CURRENT LEVELS; DEEP GROUNDWATERS; GROUND WATER LEVEL; GROUNDWATER SYSTEM; HILLSLOPES; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; INCREASED DISCHARGES; JARRAH FOREST; SALINE GROUNDWATER; SALINITY; SOIL MOISTURE DEFICITS; THROUGHFLOW; TIMBER HARVEST; TIMBER HARVESTS; VEGETATION DENSITY; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; HARVESTING; HYDRAULICS; RAIN; RUNOFF; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; TIMBER;

WATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HARVESTING; HILLSLOPE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; RAINFALL; SILVICULTURE; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAMFLOW; THROUGHFLOW; TIMBER; WATER LEVEL;

AUSTRALIA;

EUCALYPTUS MARGINATA;

EID: 79951575819     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2010.12.038     Document Type: Article

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