Direct and Indirect Effects of Forest Harvesting on Sediment Yield in Forested Watersheds of the United States

Agriculture & Biology

• sediment yield 100%
• forested watersheds 95%
• logging 63%
• sediments 31%
• best management practices 30%
• forest hydrology 23%
• water quality 22%
• subsurface flow 18%
• overland flow 18%
• forest roads 17%
• forest management 13%
• surface water 12%
• degradation 6%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• sediment yield 63%
• watershed 41%
• best management practice 18%
• effect 13%
• sediment 11%
• water quality 10%
• subsurface flow 9%
• literature review 8%
• forest management 7%
• fluvial deposit 7%
• hydrology 6%
• sedimentation 6%
• road 5%
• erosion 5%
• surface water 5%
• degradation 5%
• need 4%
• removal 4%