The effects of cumulative forest disturbance on streamflow in a large watershed in the central interior of British Columbia, Canada

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2021-2034

  Zhang, M ^a   Wei, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; DOUBLE MASS; DRY SEASONS; FOREST DISTURBANCES; LARGE WATERSHEDS; LOW FLOW; MEAN FLOW; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; MPB INFESTATION; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; SALVAGE LOGGING; SPACE AND TIME; WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; WATERSHED AREAS;

CLIMATOLOGY; GRAPHIC METHODS; LANDFORMS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES; WATERSHEDS;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; CLIMATE VARIATION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREAMFLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE; WATERSHED; WILDFIRE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; FORESTS; HYDROLOGY; INSECTS; LOGGING; METEOROLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SHEDS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84863814564     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-2021-2012     Document Type: Article

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