Forest Hydrology: Processes, Management and Assessment
Devendra Amatya
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Description for Forest Hydrology: Processes, Management and Assessment
Hardback. This book attempts to address major advances in the field with new insights into processes on forested landscapes, including those disturbed by extreme events like hurricanes, droughts, wildfire, or massive slides. Editor(s): Williams, Thomas M.; Bren, Leon; Amatya, Devendra M.; De Jong, Carmen. Num Pages: 356 pages, 72. BIC Classification: KNAL; RBKF; TVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 180 x 252 x 27. Weight in Grams: 968.
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. This book: - Presents cutting edge thinking ... Read more
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. This book: - Presents cutting edge thinking ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
CABI Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
968g
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780646602
SKU
V9781780646602
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Ref
99-24
About Devendra Amatya
Devendra M. Amatya is a Research Hydrologist with the USDA Forest Service. Thomas M. Williams is a Professor Emeritus at Clemson University. Leon Bren is a Consultant and Professor Emeritus, University of Melbourne. Carmen de Jong teaches at the University of Savoy, France.
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