Effects of forest biomass use on watershed processes in the western United States

William J. Elliot

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Effects of forest biomass use on watershed processes in the western United States

Formally Refereed

Authors:

William J. Elliot

Year:

2010

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(1)12-17.

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Abstract

As society looks to our nation's forests as sources of energy, there is a risk of increased runoff and erosion. This report gives an overview of watershed processes, discusses the impacts of biomass removal on those processes, provides some guidelines to minimize adverse impacts, and describes an approach for estimating the effects of biomass removal on soil erosion.

Keywords

energy, wood fuel, timber harvest

Citation

Elliot, William J. 2010. Effects of forest biomass use on watershed processes in the western United States. Western Journal of Applied Forestry. 25(1)12-17.