Slope effects on the spatial variations in duff moisture

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 819-825

  Raaflaub, L D ^a   Valeo, C ^a   Johnson, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy interception; Duff; Forest floor; Hydraulic gradient; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

CANOPY INTERCEPTION; DRYING CURVES; DUFF; DUFF MOISTURE; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FOREST FLOORS; HILLSLOPES; HYDRAULIC GRADIENTS; MOISTURE CONDITIONS; PRIMARY FACTORS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL VARIATIONS;

SOIL MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST FLOOR; HILLSLOPE; HYDRAULICS; INTERCEPTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL VARIATION;

FORESTS; HYDRAULICS; MOISTURE; SOIL;

EID: 84870936839     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.272     Document Type: Article

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