Chapter 5

Human Impacts On Forest Hydrology

Outline:

• Paired watershed field experiments
• Observations of long term on-going forest changes

Course Reader:

• Brown, A. E., Zhang, L., McMahon, T. A., Western, A. W., & Vertessy, R. A. (2005). A review of paired catchment studies for determining changes in water yield resulting from alterations in vegetation. Journal of Hydrology, 310(1), 28-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2004.12.010

Related web links:

• Wiki on Deforestation
• Cumulative Watershed Effects
• Water and Forests
• LTER Experimental Watershed Sites
  • Hubbard Brook LTER Site
  • Coweeta LTER Site
  • Baltimore Ecosystem Study

Video Podcast: Human Impacts On Forest Hydrology, part 1

This 23-minute presentation introduced deforestation in the U.S. and examines the relation between % forest cover and water flux.

• 640 x 480 (480p) format that balances speed and quality. (203 MB file)
• 1920 x 1280 (HD) format that provides larges size and best quality. (1.1 GB file)

Video Podcast: Human Impacts On Forest Hydrology, part 2

This 17.75-minute presentation addresses the concepts and findings from paired basin studies.

• 640 x 480 (480p) format that balances speed and quality. (239 MB file)
• 1920 x 1280 (HD) format that provides larges size and best quality. (1.5 GB file)

Video Podcast: Human Impacts On Forest Hydrology, part 3

This 14.75-minute presentation addresses paleoenvironmental studies of human impacts on ecohydrology.

• 640 x 480 (480p) format that balances speed and quality. (226 MB file)
• 1920 x 1280 (HD) format that provides larges size and best quality. (1.4 GB file)

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