The groundwater recharge response and hydrologic services of tropical humid forest ecosystems to use and reforestation: Support for the "infiltration-evapotranspiration trade-off hypothesis"

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 498, Issue , 2013, Pages 191-209

  Krishnaswamy, Jagdish ^a   Bonell, Michael ^b   Venkatesh, Basappa ^c   Purandara, Bekal K ^c   Rakesh, K N ^a   Lele, Sharachchandra ^a   Kiran, M C ^a   Reddy, Veerabasawant ^d   Badiger, Shrinivas ^a  

^a ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (India)

^d TERI WRC   (India)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Groundwater recharge; Hydrologic services; Infiltration; Tropical forests; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

ACACIA AURICULIFORMIS; ACTUAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; HYDROLOGIC SERVICES; TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS; TROPICAL FOREST; TROPICAL HUMID FORESTS; WESTERN GHATS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CATCHMENTS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; REFORESTATION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; TROPICS; WATER SUPPLY;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

BASEFLOW; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FILTRATION; FLOW FIELD; FOREST COVER; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HUMID TROPICS; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; RECHARGE; REFORESTATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL WATER;

COASTS; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; GEOLOGY; GROUND WATER; HYDROLOGY; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION; TRANSPIRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

INDIA; WESTERN GHATS;

EID: 84880388528     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.06.034     Document Type: Article

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