Rill erosion in burned and salvage logged western montane forests: Effects of logging equipment type, traffic level, and slash treatment

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 541, Issue , 2016, Pages 889-901

  Wagenbrenner, J W ^a   Robichaud, P R ^b   Brown, R E ^b  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Runoff; Salvage logging; Sediment; Soil compaction; Soil water repellency; Wildfire

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT; FIRES; FORESTRY; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; SKIDDING; SOIL MECHANICS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS; TIMBER; VEGETATION;

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; GROUND-BASED LOGGING; SALVAGE LOGGING; SEDIMENT PRODUCTION RATE; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL WATER REPELLENCY; VEGETATION RECOVERY; WILDFIRE;

LOGGING (FORESTRY);

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; EQUIPMENT; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LOGGING (TIMBER); MONTANE FOREST; RILL; RUNOFF; SALVAGING; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION; SOIL WATER; VEGETATION COVER; WILDFIRE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MONTANA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84992035726     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2016.07.049     Document Type: Article

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