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Runoff and inter-rill erosion in a Maritime Pine and a Eucalypt plantation following wildfire and terracing in north-central Portugal Cover

Runoff and inter-rill erosion in a Maritime Pine and a Eucalypt plantation following wildfire and terracing in north-central Portugal

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics
Volume 61 (2013): Issue 4 (December 2013)
By: Martinho A.S. Martins,  Ana I. Machado,  Dalila Serpa,  Sergio A. Prats,  Sílvia R. Faria,  María E.T. Varela,  Óscar González-Pelayo and  J. Jacob Keizer  
Open Access
|Dec 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johh-2013-0033 | Journal eISSN: 1338-4333 | Journal ISSN: 0042-790X
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Language: English
Page range: 261 - 268
Published on: Dec 1, 2013
Published by: Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Wildfire,
Terracing,
Eucalypt,
Pine,
Overland flow,
Erosion
Related subjects:
Engineering,
Introductions and overviews,
Engineering, other

© 2013 Martinho A.S. Martins, Ana I. Machado, Dalila Serpa, Sergio A. Prats, Sílvia R. Faria, María E.T. Varela, Óscar González-Pelayo, J. Jacob Keizer, published by Slovak Academy of Sciences, Institute of Hydrology
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