Beech forest density control on the dominant water flow types in andic soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 747-756

  Capuliak, Jozef ^a   Pichler, Viliam ^c   Flühler, Hannes ^b   Pichlerová, Magdaléna ^a   Homolák, Marián ^d  

^a National Forestry Centre   (Switzerland)

^b Dep of Environmental Sciences   (Switzerland)

^c Technical Univ ^*  (Switzerland)

^d National Technical University   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF WATER; HYDRAULICS; SOIL MOISTURE; TRACERS;

BRILLIANT BLUE FCF; CENTRAL SLOVAKIA; CONTROLLED FLOW; ECOLOGICAL SERVICES; LOG-LINEAR ANALYSIS; MACROPORE FLOW; SOIL WATER FLOWS; STAND DENSITIES;

FORESTRY;

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS FOREST; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DYE; FLOW PATTERN; FOREST SOIL; HETEROGENEITY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFILTRATION; LINEARITY; SILVICULTURE; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL WATER; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER FLOW;

FLOW; FORESTRY; HYDRAULICS; MOISTURE; SOIL; WATER;

CARPATHIANS; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

FAGUS;

EID: 79960266253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2009.0155     Document Type: Article

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