Evapotranspiration and land cover transitions: Long-term watershed response in recovering forested ecosystems

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 721-732

  Naranjo, Jose Agustin Breña ^a   Stahl, Kerstin ^b   Weiler, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Eddy covariance fluxes; Evapotranspiration; Forest cover history; Forest disturbance; North American West; Recovery; Stand age; Water balance

Indexed keywords

EDDY COVARIANCE; FOREST COVER; FOREST DISTURBANCES; NORTH AMERICAN; STAND AGE; WATER BALANCE;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; RECOVERY; VEGETATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATERSHEDS;

LANDFORMS;

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; EDDY COVARIANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; STREAMFLOW; TREND ANALYSIS; VEGETATION COVER; WATER BUDGET; WATERSHED;

EVAPORATION; FORESTS; NORTH AMERICA; PLANTS; RECOVERY; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SHEDS; WATER SUPPLY;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84870900435     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.256     Document Type: Article

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