Impacts of forest changes on hydrology: A case study of large watersheds in the upper reaches of Minjiang River watershed in China

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 4279-4290

  Cui, X ^a   Liu, S ^a   Wei, X ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; CONIFEROUS PLANTATIONS; ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY; HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; QINGHAI TIBET PLATEAU; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; REFORESTATION; RESEARCH; RIVERS; WATER SUPPLY;

WATERSHEDS;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; HARVESTING; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; REFORESTATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TRANSITION ZONE; WATER YIELD; WATERSHED;

DEFORESTATION; ECOLOGY; RESEARCH; RIVERS; WATER SHEDS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; MIN BASIN; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; SICHUAN; SICHUAN BASIN; YANGTZE BASIN;

EID: 84870865757     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-4279-2012     Document Type: Article

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