Forest hydrology : processes, management and assessment / edited by Devendra M. Amatya (Center for Forested Wetlands Research, USDA Forest Service, Cordesville, South Carolina, USA), Thomas M. Williams (Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, Clemson University, Georgetown, South Carolina, USA), Leon Bren (Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Creswick, Victoria, Australia), and Carmen de Jong (Institute of Imagery, City and Environment, Faculty of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amatya, Devendra, editor.

C.A.B. International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest hydrology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps, charts

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This new book with 17 chapters is unique and different from the previous forest hydrology books in that world-renowned international professors, scientists, engineers, managers and researchers with a long background and expertise in forest hydrology, management and applications have authored/contributed individual chapters focused on almost all aspects of forest hydrology. Chapters 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 cover major advances in forest hydrology for areas ranging from tundra, taiga and mountains to tropics and from humid to dry climate forests, with new insights into landscape processes as affected by anthropogenic and natural disturbances such as extreme events (hurricanes, floods, droughts), wildfire, massive landslides and climate change. Chapter 12, with examples from Chapter 1, provides a review of past and current research on the hydrological effects of managing elements of the forest landscape. Chapter 11 discusses problems and statistical methods dealing with expanding knowledge gained from small watershed studies to much larger forest watersheds. Chapters 9 and 10 deal with numerical models and geospatial technology to address challenges of spatial scale, model uncertainties and assess impacts of disturbances and land-use change. Chapter 5 provides a European perspective on forest hydrology. Finally, the book ends with Chapter 17 highlighting the key points of forest hydrological processes in major biomes and providing recommendations for advancing forest hydrology in the remainder of the 21st century when humanity will be challenged by even more environmental complexity and in particular climate change.

Contents:

An Introduction to Forest Hydrology / L. Bren

Forest Runoff Processes / T.M. Williams

Forest Evapotranspiration: Measurement and Modelling at Multiple Scales / G. Sun, J.-C. Domec and D.M. Amatya

Forest Hydrology of Mountainous and Snow-Dominated Watersheds / W.J. Elliot, M. Dobre, A. Srivastava, K.J. Elder, T.E. Link and E.S. Brooks

European Perspectives on Forest Hydrology / C. de Jong

Tropical Forest Hydrology / T. Kumagai, H. Kanamori and N.A. Chappell

Hydrology of Flooded and Wetland Forests / T.M. Williams, K.W. Krauss and T. Okruszko

Forest Drainage / R.W. Skaggs, S. Tian, G.M. Chescheir, D.M. Amatya and M.A. Youssef

Hydrological Modelling in Forested Systems / H.E. Golden, G.R. Evenson, S. Tian, D.M. Amatya and G. Sun

Geospatial Technology Applications in Forest Hydrology / S.S. Panda, E. Masson, S. Sen, H.W. Kim and D.M. Amatya

Forest Cover Changes and Hydrology in Large Watersheds / X. Wei, Q. Li, M. Zhang, W. Liu and H. Fan

Hydrological Effects of Forest Management / J.D. Stednick and C.A. Troendle

Hydrology of Forests after Wildfire / P.R. Robichaud

Hydrological Processes of Reference Watersheds in Experimental Forests, USA / D.M. Amatya, J. Campbell, P. Wohlgemuth, K. Elder, S. Sebestyen, S. Johnson, E. Keppeler, M.B. Adams, P. Caldwell and D. Misra

Applications of Forest Hydrological Science to Watershed Management in the 21st Century / J.M. Vose, K.L. Martin and P.K. Barten

Hydrology of Taiga Forests in High Northern Latitudes / A. Onuchin, T. Burenina, A. Shvidenko, G. Guggenberger and A. Musokhranova

Future Directions in Forest Hydrology / T.M. Williams, D.M. Amatya, L. Bren, C. de Jong and J.E. Nettles.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from PDF title page (viewed January 6, 2017).

Other Format:

Print version: Forest hydrology.

ISBN:

9781780646626

1-78064-660-7

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.