Alteration of the hydrologic cycle due to forest clearing and its consequences for rainforest succession

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 244, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 32-40

  Díaz, M Francisca ^a   Bigelow, Seth ^c   Armesto, Juan J ^a,b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c PACIFIC SOUTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Broad leaved evergreen forest; Chilo Island; Ecosystem engineers; Evapotranspiration; Penman Monteith model; Secondary shrubland; Water table

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGY;

BROAD-LEAVED EVERGREEN FOREST; PENMAN-MONTEITH MODEL; RAINFOREST SUCCESSION; SECONDARY SHRUBLAND;

FORESTRY;

ECOSYSTEM ENGINEERING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; EVERGREEN FOREST; FOREST CLEARANCE; FOREST COVER; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERCEPTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; PENMAN-MONTEITH EQUATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SECONDARY SUCCESSION; SHRUBLAND; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; WATER TABLE;

ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; WATER TABLE;

CHILE; CHILOE ISLAND; LOS LAGOS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34248372940     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.03.030     Document Type: Article

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