Changes in evapotranspiration following wildfire in resprouting eucalypt forests

Ecohydrology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1363-1377

  Nolan, Rachael H ^a   Lane, Patrick N J ^a   Benyon, Richard G ^a   Bradstock, Ross A ^c   Mitchell, Patrick J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fire severity; Leaf area; Rainfall interception; Sapwood area; Transpiration

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FIRES; RECOVERY; RUNOFF; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENT WATER BALANCE; EVAPORATIVE DEMANDS; FIRE SEVERITY; FORESTED CATCHMENTS; LEAF AREA; RAINFALL INTERCEPTION; SAPWOOD AREA; TOPOGRAPHIC POSITIONS;

REFORESTATION;

AUSTRALIA; FOREST FIRES; PLANTS; SAP WOOD; TRANSPIRATION; WATER;

EID: 84911407817     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1463     Document Type: Article

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