How do climate and forest changes affect long-term streamflow dynamics: A case study in the upper reach of poyang river basin

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 46-57

  Liu, Wenfei ^a,c   Wei, Xiaohua ^b   Liu, Shirong ^d   Liu, Yuanqiu ^a   Fan, Houbao ^c   Zhang, Mingfang ^e   Yin, Jianmin ^f   Zhan, Mingjin ^g  

^a JIANGXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c NANCHANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^f Climate Center of Jiangxi Province   (China)

^g STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

Author keywords

Climate variability; Deforestation; Large watershed; Reforestation; Streamflow responses

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; REFORESTATION; STREAM FLOW; WATERSHEDS;

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CLIMATIC VARIABILITY; FORESTED WATERSHEDS; HYDROLOGICAL EFFECTS; LARGE WATERSHEDS; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; STREAMFLOW RESPONSE; STREAMFLOW VARIATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

DEFORESTATION; REFORESTATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM FLOW; WATER SHEDS;

EID: 84921542606     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1486     Document Type: Article

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