Post-fire mulching for runoff and erosion mitigation. Part I: Effectiveness at reducing hillslope erosion rates.

Catena

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 75-92

  Robichaud, Peter R ^a   Lewis, Sarah A ^a   Wagenbrenner, Joseph W ^a   Ashmun, Louise E ^a   Brown, Robert E ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydromulch; Needle cast; Post fire rehabilitation; Seeding; Wheat straw mulch; Wood strand mulch

Indexed keywords

BURNING; CONIFEROUS TREE; EROSION RATE; FOREST FIRE; GROUND COVER; HILLSLOPE; MULCH; MULCHING; OVERBANK FLOW; RAINFALL; RUNOFF; SEDIMENT YIELD; SEEDING; SOIL WATER; WILDFIRE;

UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84875256076     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.catena.2012.11.015     Document Type: Article

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