The effects of fuel reduction treatments on runoff, infiltration and erosion in two shrubland areas in the north of Spain

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 96-102

  Fernández, Cristina ^a   Vega, José A ^a   Fonturbel, Teresa ^a  

^a Centro de Investigacion Forestal Lourizan   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clearing; Hydrological parameters; Mastication; Prescribed burning; Sediment yields

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

AFTER-TREATMENT; CLEARING; FUEL REDUCTION TREATMENT; HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; ORGANIC LAYERS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RAINFALL SIMULATIONS; RUNOFF PLOTS; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SHRUBLAND AREAS;

EROSION;

FUEL; RAIN; RUNOFF;

FUEL; INFILTRATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SHRUBLAND; SOIL EROSION; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOSAFETY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRE; PRESCRIBED BURNING; SCRUB; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SOIL EROSION; SOIL INFILTRATION; SPAIN; TEMPERATURE;

SPAIN;

EID: 84859934039     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.048     Document Type: Article

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