Effects of reforestation on near-surface saturated hydraulic conductivity in a managed forest landscape, southern Ontario, Canada

Ecohydrology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-55

  Greenwood, W J ^a   Buttle, J M ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bulk density; Forest properties; Hydrologic recovery; Macroporosity; Organic matter content; Reforestation; Saturated hydraulic conductivity

Indexed keywords

BULK DENSITY; FOREST PROPERTIES; MACRO-POROSITY; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; SATURATED HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; HARDWOODS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RECOVERY; REFORESTATION; TEXTURES;

SOILS;

BULK DENSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LANDSCAPE; ORGANIC MATTER; POROSITY; REFORESTATION; SOIL TEXTURE; SOIL WATER; UNDERSTORY;

HARDWOODS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC MATTER; RECOVERY; REFORESTATION; SOIL; TEXTURE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

CONIFEROPHYTA; PINUS RESINOSA;

EID: 84892479734     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1320     Document Type: Article

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