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Incorporating forest biodiversity and ecophysiology in watershed ecohydrologic models

2016
Forests with species compositions that comprise different physiologic characteristics, such as stomatal conductance and xylem anatomy type, use different amounts of water and respond differently to climate conditions. In general, isohydric plants with diffuse-porous xylem anatomy are more susceptible to drought, while anisohydric plants with ring ...
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Identifying ecohydrological patterns in natural forested wetlands useful to restoration design

Ecohydrology, 2011
ABSTRACTWetland restoration projects across the United States commonly lack the species and hydrology of the targeted community being restored. A better understanding of natural wetlands would help restoration project designers achieve community composition and hydrologic regimes that more closely resemble natural conditions.
Yari Ben Johnson, Theodore Henry Shear, April Lynda James   +2 more
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Assessment of ecohydrological response of Himalayan Forest ecosystems to  forest fires

Himalayan forests boast an incredible biodiversity, harboring a wide range of flora and fauna and playing a significant role in regulating water resources. Forest fires are one of the disturbances which constitute a major force influencing, even determining, the structure and functions of ecological components-populations, communities, and ecosystems ...
Nagashree Ge, Ashutosh Sharma
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Ecohydrological controls on snowmelt partitioning in mixed‐conifer sub‐alpine forests

Ecohydrology, 2009
AbstractWe used co‐located observations of snow depth, soil temperature, and moisture and energy fluxes to monitor variability in snowmelt infiltration and vegetation water use at mixed‐conifer sub‐alpine forest sites in the Valles Caldera, New Mexico (3020 m) and on Niwot Ridge, Colorado (3050 m). At both sites, vegetation structure largely controlled
Noah P. Molotch, Paul D. Brooks, Sean P. Burns, Marcy Litvak, Russell K. Monson, Joseph R. McConnell, Keith Musselman   +6 more
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Ecohydrological assessment of the water balance of the world's highest elevation tropical forest (Polylepis)

Science of The Total Environment
Polylepis trees grow at elevations above the continuous tree line (3000-5000 m a.s.l.) across the Andes. They tolerate extreme environmental conditions, making them sensitive bioindicators of global climate change. Therefore, investigating their ecohydrological role is key to understanding how the water cycle of Andean headwaters could be affected by ...
Giovanny M, Mosquera, Franklin, Marín, Aldemar, Carabajo-Hidalgo, Heidi, Asbjornsen, Rolando, Célleri, Patricio, Crespo   +5 more
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An ecohydrological framework for water yield changes of forested catchments due to forest decline and soil acidification

Water Resources Research, 1990
The effect of forest decline on water resources is not well described, for there have been no long‐term measurements on catchments with declining forests. The precipitation/runoff relationship of the declining forests of the Eyach catchment in the Northern Black Forest/Federal Republic of Germany is analyzed.
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Ecohydrology of a Freshwater Coastal Forest Under Fluctuating Lake Levels

Coastal forests of the North American Great Lakes have long provided ecological, economic, and cultural resources. However, extensive logging and shoreline development have greatly reduced the number of well-preserved coastal forests, leaving ridge-and-swale complexes among the most intact examples remaining in the region.
Eric Kastelic, Steven P. Loheide II
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Ecohydrology of Delmarva Peninsula Barrier Island Forests and the Application of Lidar to Measure and Monitor Forest Structure

2017
Introduction 139 4.2. Background 142 4.2.1. Lidar remote sensing 142 4.2.2. The EAARL lidar 144 4.3. Methods 146 4.3.1. General considerations 146 4.3.2. Data collections 147 viii Section Page 4.3.3. EAARL data descriptions 148 4.3.4. Analyses 149 4.4. Results 152 4.4.1. Direct comparisons 152 4.4.2. Multiple regressions for stand-level metrics 157 4.4.
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Unveiling the forest subsurface and its invisible water, what can geophysics bring to forest ecohydrology

Forests cover almost one third of the Earth's land area and are central in the carbon and water cycles. Soil water availability is one of the most important factors regulating transpiration, biomass production and plant species distribution in ecosystems.
Damien Jougnot, Bertille Loiseau, Quentin Chaffaut, Kamini Singha, Nicolas Delpierre, Roger Guérin, Rémi Clément, Cédric Champollion, Claude Doussan, Nicolas Martin-StPaul, Simon Carrière   +10 more
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Integrating Satellite-Derived Parameters to Advance Ecohydrological Modeling of Forested Areas

The accurate representation of vegetation and its dynamics plays a crucial role in the modelling of hydrological cycle. Vegetation regulates the movement of water and energy fluxes within an ecosystem. Process based models such as Soil and Water Assessment Tool Carbon (SWAT–C) are widely used to model different water balance components such as ...
Aashi Agarwal, Vamsi Krishna Vema
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