A comparison of the spatial distribution of vadose zone water in forested and agricultural floodplains a century after harvest

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 542, Issue , 2016, Pages 153-161

  Kellner, Elliott ^a   Hubbart, Jason A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain management; Forest and agriculture; Mixed land use; Soil water; Vadose zone; Volumetric water content

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CULTIVATION; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LAND USE; RIVERS; SILVER; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; WATER QUALITY;

FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT; MIXED LAND USE; SOIL WATER; VADOSE ZONE; VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT;

FORESTRY;

AGRICULTURE; FLOODPLAIN; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAND USE; PREFERENTIAL FLOW; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VADOSE ZONE; WATER CONTENT;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ARTICLE; BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FOREST; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLOODPLAIN; FOREST; HARVEST; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PLANT WATER USE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL WATER CONTENT; TILLAGE; UNITED STATES; VADOSE ZONE VOLUMETRIC WATER CONTENT; VEGETATION;

MISSOURI; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84945907469     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.080     Document Type: Article

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