Medium-term effects of afforestation on sediment dynamics in a water supply catchment : a mineral magnetic interpretation of reservoir deposits in the Macclesfield Forest, N. W. England

Auteur :
STOTT, A. P.

Description :
Mineral magnetic measurements indicate an increase in the supply of subsoil type sediments to Trentabank reservoir associated with a phase of gully development and slope instability beginning 15 to 20 years after afforestation of the Coombs Brook catchment. Changes in hydraulic stresses subsequent to road construction and forest development, in association with unstable Pleistocene deposits, may provide an explanation for these events.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, 1987, vol. 12, n°. 6, p. 619-630, Références bibliographiques : 37 réf.

Date :
1987