Forest disturbance effects on snow and water yield in interior British Columbia

Hydrology Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 521-532

  Winkler, Rita ^a   Spittlehouse, Dave ^a   Boon, Sarah ^b   Zimonick, Barbara ^b  

^a RESEARCH BRANCH   (Canada)

^b Creekside Communication ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Forests; Logging; Natural disturbance; Snow accumulation and ablation; Water yield

Indexed keywords

LOGGING (FORESTRY); SNOW; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

BEETLE-KILLED STANDS; CANOPY TRANSMITTANCE; FORESTS; MOUNTAIN PINE BEETLE; NATURAL DISTURBANCE; SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; WATER YIELD;

FORESTRY;

ABLATION; BEETLE; CLEARCUTTING; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LOGGING (TIMBER); SNOW ACCUMULATION; SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT; SNOWMELT; STAND STRUCTURE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; FORESTS; HYDROLOGY; SNOW; WATER; WATER SHEDS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA;

COLEOPTERA; PINUS MUGO;

EID: 84938224749     PISSN: 19989563     EISSN: 22247955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2014.016     Document Type: Article

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