Trends in evapotranspiration and streamflow following wildfire in resprouting eucalypt forests

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 524, Issue , 2015, Pages 614-624

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire severity; Resilience; Streamflow elasticity; Water balance

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; RECOVERY; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW;

DISTURBANCE; FIRE SEVERITY; RESILIENCE; SEEDLING RECRUITMENT; SEMIEMPIRICAL MODELS; SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIA; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WATER BALANCE;

FIRES;

DISTURBANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FORESTED CATCHMENT; REGENERATION; RESPROUTING; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; WILDFIRE;

ELASTICITY; FIRES; MODELS; WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84925434865     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.02.045     Document Type: Article

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