Spatially-explicit modeling of multi-scale drivers of aboveground forest biomass and water yield in watersheds of the Southeastern United States

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 199, Issue , 2017, Pages 158-171

  Ajaz Ahmed, Mukhtar Ahmed ^a   Abd Elrahman, Amr ^a   Escobedo, Francisco J ^b   Cropper, Wendell P ^a   Martin, Timothy A ^a   Timilsina, Nilesh ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ROSARIO   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Drivers; Ecoregion; Ecosystem services; Geographically weighted regression; Trade offs; Watershed

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; WATER SUPPLY;

BIOMASS YIELD; DRIVER; ECOREGIONS; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FOREST BIOMASS; GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED REGRESSION; TRADE OFF; WATER YIELD; WATERSHED LEVELS;

WATERSHEDS;

ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; WATER;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOREGION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LEAF AREA INDEX; ORGANIC MATTER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRADE-OFF; WATERSHED;

ABOVEGROUND FOREST BIOMASS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FOREST; FOREST MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHICALLY WEIGHTED REGRESSION; HUMAN; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; ROCK; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY AND STRESS INDEX; WATERSHED;

UNITED STATES;

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM; FORESTS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; WATER;

EID: 85019549417     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.013     Document Type: Article

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