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Forest Hydrology
Mingteh Chang
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Últimas novedades biología
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Due to its height, density, and thickness of crown canopy; fluffy forest floor; large root system; and horizontal distribution; forest is the most distinguished type of vegetation on the earth. In the U.S., forests occupy about 30 percent of the total territory. Yet this 30 percent of land area produces about 60 percent of total surface runoff, the major water resource area of the country. Any human activity in forested areas will inevitably disturb forest floors and destroy forest canopies, consequently affecting the quantity, quality, and timing of water resources.
Thoroughly updated and expanded, Forest Hydrology: An Introduction to Water and Forests, Third Edition discusses the concepts, principles, and processes of forest and forest activity impacts on the occurrence, distribution, and circulation of water and the aquatic environment.
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Introduction
Water Spectrum
Forest Spectrum
Issues and Perspectives
Functions of Water
Biological Functions
Chemical Functions
Physical Functions
Socioeconomic Functions
Mechanical Functions
Political Functions
Military Functions
Science of Water
Water in History
Hydrosciences
Properties of Water
Physical Properties
Hydraulic Properties
Chemical Properties
Biological Properties
Water Distribution
Globe
United States
Hydrologic Cycle
Water Resource Problems
Water Demand and Supply
Water Quantity
Water Quality
Water Rights
Characteristic Forests
A Natural Resource
Environmental Functions
Functional Forests
Threats to Forests
Forests and Climate Change
Forests and Precipitation
Precipitation Processes
Forest Interception
Snow Accumulation and Snowmelt
Do Forests Increase Precipitation?
Forests and Vaporization
Vaporization Processes
Sources of Energy
Evapotranspiration
Forested versus Nonforested
Forests and Streamflow Quantity
Runoff Generation
Watershed Discharges
Deforestation
Forest Fires
Afforestation
Forests and Streamflow Quality
Water Pollutants
Sources of Water Pollution
Water Quality Determination
Forest Practices
Forests and Stream Sediment
Soil Erosion Processes
Watershed Gross Erosion
Estimation of Sediment Yield
Vegetation Effects
Trends in Sediment Loads of the World’s Rivers
Forests and Stream Habitat
Stream Habitat
Forest Impacts
Forest Fires
Forests and Flooding
Folklore and Fallacies
Flood Occurrences
Flood Measures
Forest Impacts
Watershed Management Planning and Implementation
Watershed Programs/Projects
Watershed Inventory
Watershed Analysis
Watershed Management Strategies
Watershed Management Plans
Watershed Assessment
Research in Forest Hydrology
Research Issues
Principles of Field Studies
Research Methods
The Wagon Wheel Gap Study
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