Reforestation - Climate change and water resource implications

Forestry Chronicle

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 516-524

  Egginton, Paul ^a   Beall, Fred ^b   Buttle, Jim ^c  

^a Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County ^*  (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Forests, water, and climate change; Managing forests for energy or water yield; Managing river flows by managing forests; Modifying seasonal river flows; Problems with incenting new planting programs

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; FLOW OF WATER; MANAGERS; REFORESTATION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; FOREST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; FORESTED CATCHMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; RIVER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES; WATER YIELD;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTED CATCHMENT; REFORESTATION; WATER RESOURCE;

EID: 84907259379     PISSN: 00157546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5558/tfc2014-102     Document Type: Article

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