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Hydrologic effects of a changing forest landscape

2008 ;ISBN: 9780309121088 ;ISBN: 0309121086 ;EISBN: 0309121094 ;EISBN: 9780309121095 ;EISBN: 9780309134378 ;EISBN: 0309134374 ;DOI: 10.17226/12223 ;OCLC: 234185757

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Hydrologic effects of a changing forest landscape
Author: National Research Council ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; Water Science and Technology Board ; Committee on Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Management
Subjects: Floods ; Forest conservation ; Forest hydrology ; Forest hydrology-United States ; Forest management ; Forest management-United States ; Forestry ; Population growth ; Water supply ; Watershed hydrology ; Watershed hydrology-United States ; Watershed management ; Watershed management-United States ; Western states
Description: Of all the outputs of forests, water may be the most important. Streamflow from forests provides two-thirds of the nation's clean water supply. Removing forest cover accelerates the rate that precipitation becomes streamflow; therefore, in some areas, cutting trees causes a temporary increase in the volume of water flowing downstream. This effect has spurred political pressure to cut trees to increase water supply, especially in western states where population is rising. However, cutting trees for water gains is not sustainable: increases in flow rate and volume are typically short-lived, and the practice can ultimately degrade water quality and increase vulnerability to flooding. Forest hydrology, the study of how water flows through forests, can help illuminate the connections between forests and water, but it must advance if it is to deal with today's complexities, including climate change, wildfires, and changing patterns of development and ownership. This book identifies actions that scientists, forest and water managers, and citizens can take to help sustain water resources from forests.
Publisher: Washington, D.C: National Academies Press
Creation Date: 2008
Format: 168
Language: English
Identifier: ISBN: 9780309121088
ISBN: 0309121086
EISBN: 0309121094
EISBN: 9780309121095
EISBN: 9780309134378
EISBN: 0309134374
DOI: 10.17226/12223
OCLC: 234185757
Source: Ebook Central Academic Complete

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Hydrologic effects of a changing forest landscape

2008 ;ISBN: 9780309121088 ;ISBN: 0309121086 ;EISBN: 0309121094 ;EISBN: 9780309121095 ;EISBN: 9780309134378 ;EISBN: 0309134374 ;DOI: 10.17226/12223 ;OCLC: 234185757

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