Roadless areas and clean water

Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  DellaSala, Dominick A ^a   Karr, James R ^b   Olson, David M ^c  

^a GEOS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Conservation Earth Consulting ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOW PATTERN; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LOGGING (TIMBER); NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; POLLUTION CONTROL; PROTECTED AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861058171     PISSN: 00224561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2489/jswc.66.3.78A     Document Type: Article

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