Root decay and fire affect soil pipe formation and morphology in forested hillslopes with restrictive horizons

Soil Science Society of America Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1448-1457

  Leslie, Ian N ^a   Heinse, Robert ^a   Smith, Alistair M S ^a   McDaniel, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; MORPHOLOGY;

FORESTED HILLSLOPES; HILLSLOPE STABILITIES; HYDROLOGIC MODELS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRIMARY MECHANISM; SUBSURFACE DRAINAGES;

SOILS;

DECOMPOSITION; HILLSLOPE; MACROPORE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; PRESCRIBED BURNING; ROOT SYSTEM; SOIL HORIZON; SOIL STRUCTURE; TIMBER HARVESTING; TORTUOSITY;

ANATOMY; FORESTRY; GROUND WATER; SOIL;

IDAHO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84906271709     PISSN: 03615995     EISSN: 14350661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/sssaj2014.01.0008     Document Type: Article

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