Response of streamflow to afforestation and thinning at Red Hill, Murray Darling Basin, Australia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 412-413, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-140

  Webb, Ashley A ^a   Kathuria, Amrit ^b  

^a State Forests of New South Wales   (Australia)

^b Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Forest hydrology; Mixed effect model; Plantation water use; Radiata pine; Southeastern Australia; Thinning

Indexed keywords

MIXED-EFFECT MODELS; PLANTATION WATER USE; RADIATA PINE; SOUTHEASTERN AUSTRALIA; THINNING;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER RESOURCES;

AFFORESTATION; AGE CLASS; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DROUGHT; FORESTED CATCHMENT; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PLANTATION FORESTRY; RECHARGE; RIVER BASIN; SILVICULTURE; STREAMFLOW; THINNING; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE;

AUSTRALIA; DROUGHT; FORESTATION; PINUS RADIATA; PLANTATIONS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; THINNING; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

PINUS RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 84155181161     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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