Managing forests for increased regional water yield in the southeastern U.S. coastal plain

Journal of the American Water Resources Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 953-965

  Mclaughlin, Daniel L ^a   Kaplan, David A ^b   Cohen, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Evapotranspiration; Forest management; Groundwater; Pine plantation; Restoration; Statistical model; Water use; Water yield

Indexed keywords

FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENTS; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; PINE PLANTATIONS; SURFACE WATER BODY; WATER USE; WATER YIELD;

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROUNDWATER; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LAND USE; SURFACE WATER RESOURCES; SURFACE WATERS; TIMBER; WATER SUPPLY;

FORESTRY;

COASTAL PLAIN; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY PRODUCTION; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PLANTATION; UNDERSTORY; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER UPTAKE; WATER USE; WATERSHED;

EVAPORATION; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GROUND WATER; LAND USE; PINUS; PLANTATIONS; RESTORATION; SURFACE WATER; TRANSPIRATION;

UNITED STATES;

PINUS ELLIOTTII;

EID: 84881099895     PISSN: 1093474X     EISSN: 17521688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12073     Document Type: Article

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