Hydrogeological controls on post-fire moss recovery in peatlands

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 530, Issue , 2015, Pages 405-418

  Lukenbach, M C ^a   Devito, K J ^b   Kettridge, N ^c   Petrone, R M ^d   Waddington, J M ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boreal; Groundwater; Hydrogeology; Moss; Peatland; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; RECOVERY; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

BOREAL; FLOW-THROUGH SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW SYSTEMS; HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETTINGS; MOSS; PEATLAND; STAND CHARACTERISTICS; WILDFIRE;

FIRES;

BOREAL KINGDOM; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; MOSS; PEATLAND; REGROWTH; SHADING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; STAND STRUCTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER TABLE; WILDFIRE;

ALBERTA; CANADA;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM FUSCUM;

EID: 84944463967     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.09.075     Document Type: Article

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