Effect of reforestation on annual water yield in a large watershed in northeast China

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 697-702

  Yao, Yuefeng ^a   Cai, Tijiu ^b   Ju, Cunyong ^b   He, Chengxin ^a  

^a GUANGXI INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^b NORTHEAST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Annual water yield; Cumulative forest cover; Evapotranspiration (ET); Reforestation; Water balance model

Indexed keywords

EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FOREST COVER; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAND USE; REFORESTATION; WATER BUDGET; WATER YIELD; WATERSHED;

CHINA;

EID: 84938200182     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-015-0119-8     Document Type: Article

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