Forest Hydrology: Processes, Management and Assessment
- ISBN-10
- 1780646607
- ISBN-13
- 9781780646602
- Series
- Forest Hydrology
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 308
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-14
- Publisher
- CABI
- Authors
- Thomas Williams, Leon Bren, Devendra Amatya
Description
Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout the 20th century. During that time human intervention in natural landscapes has increased, and land use and management practices have intensified. The book will be useful for graduate students, professionals, land managers, practitioners, and researchers with a good understanding of the basic principles of hydrology and hydrologic processes.
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