The influence of wildfire extent and severity on streamwater chemistry, sediment and temperature following the Hayman Fire, Colorado

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 430-442

  Rhoades, Charles C ^a   Entwistle, Deborah ^b   Butler, Dana ^b  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorado Front Range; montane forests; nitrate; turbidity; wildfire effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955943786     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF09086     Document Type: Article

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