Alteration of flow regimes caused by large-scale forest disturbance: A case study from a large watershed in the interior of British Columbia, Canada

Ecohydrology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 544-556

  Zhang, Mingfang ^a   Wei, Xiaohua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Flow regime; Forest disturbance; High flows; Logging; Low flows; Mountain pine beetle infestation

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; LOGGING (FORESTRY); WATERSHEDS;

FLOW REGIMES; FOREST DISTURBANCES; HIGH FLOW; LOW FLOW; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE;

FORESTRY;

BEETLE; DISTURBANCE; FOREST DYNAMICS; HYDROLOGY; LOW FLOW; RETURN PERIOD; WATERSHED;

ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; INSECTS; LOGGING; PINUS MUGO; WATER SHEDS;

BAKER CREEK; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

EID: 84897478121     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1374     Document Type: Article

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