A comparison of streamflow, salt and water balances in adjacent farmland and forest catchments in south-western Victoria, Australia

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1630-1643

  Adelana, S Michael ^a   Dresel, P Evan ^a   Hekmeijer, Peter ^a   Zydor, Hanna ^a,d   Webb, John A ^b   Reynolds, Michael ^b,c   Ryan, Matthew ^b,c  

^a Agriculture Research and Development Division Department of Environment and Primary Industries   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c URS   (Australia)

^d No 11 Muir Way   (Australia)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Land use change; Salinity; Streamflow; Tree plantation; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; LAND USE; RAIN; REFORESTATION; STREAM FLOW;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; FLOW DURATION CURVE; LAND-USE CHANGE; SALINITY; SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA; TREE PLANTATIONS; VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA; WATER BALANCE;

RUNOFF;

GROUND WATER; LAND USE; PLANTATIONS; SALINITY; STREAM FLOW;

EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS;

EID: 84923844700     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.10281     Document Type: Article

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