Hydrological effects of Norway spruce and European beech on snow cover in a mid-mountain region of the Polana Mts., Slovakia

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-332

  Hribik, Matus ^a   Vida, Tomas ^a   Skvarenina, Jaroslav ^a   Skvareninova, Jana ^a   Ivan, Lubomir ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN ZVOLEN   (Slovakia)

^b University Forest Enterprise of the Technical University   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Beech and spruce forest; Forest snow interaction; Snow density; Snow depth; Snow hydrological efficiency; Snow water content

Indexed keywords

FOREST-SNOW INTERACTION; SNOW DENSITY; SNOW DEPTHS; SNOW WATER CONTENT; SPRUCE FOREST;

LANDFORMS; MELTING; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFORESTATION; RUNOFF;

SNOW;

FAGUS; FAGUS SYLVATICA; PICEA; PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84879939641     PISSN: 0042790X     EISSN: 13384333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10098-012-0028-x     Document Type: Article

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