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Forest hydrology: An introduction to water and forests

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This book is based on lecture material in the course "Forest Hydrology," offered to undergraduate
and postgraduate students in the Arthur Temper College of Forestry at Stephen
F. Austin State University, Texas. As is the case with many other forestry programs in the
U.S., forest hydrology (or watershed management) is the only required course in water
sciences in the curriculum. Because students are new to the subject, it is necessary to cover
some basic topics in water and water resources before discussing topics in forest hydrology.
Although a few texts on forest hydrology are available for college students, they cover
very little or none of the background on water resources. On the other hand, books dealing
with water resources do not cover topics in forest–water relations. This book intends to
fill that gap and provide an introduction to forest hydrology by bringing water resources
and forest–water relations into a single volume, and broadly discussing issues that are
common to both. It focuses on concepts, processes, and general principles; hydrologic
analyses are not emphasized here.

The book comprises 12 chapters and 3 appendices. Subjects in the 12 chapters are
arranged in two general groups. The first six chapters deal with the introduction and basic
background in water and water resources, while the remaining six chapters address the
impact of forests on water. Chapter 7 describes forests and forest characteristics important
to water circulation and sediment movement. It serves as an introduction to the study of
forest impacts on water resources — as a bridge connecting water and forests.

The impacts — precipitation, vaporization, streamflow, and stream sediment — of
forests on the hydrologic cycle are discussed separately in Chapters 8 through 11. Streamflow
topics include water quantity, water quality, and stream habitat, while stream sediment
topics include erosion processes, sediment predictions, and forest impacts. The
stream habitat section in Chapter 10 (“Forests and streamflow”) was not originally
included in this book. Its inclusion is due to the suggestion of Dr. Younes Alila of the
University of British Columbia and the increasing interest among forest hydrologists in
aquatic environment in relation to the fish population, especially in the Pacific Northwest.
Also, sediment predictions are becoming a management tool for controlling nonpoint
sources of water pollution in forested watersheds. Basic prediction concepts and
approaches are included in the text too. The chapters on streamflow and stream sediment
are therefore much longer than the chapters on precipitation and vaporization.
Chapter 12 deals with forest-hydrology research. It covers research issues, objectives,
principles, and methodology along with a step-by-step numerical example of watershed
calibration and assessment of treatment effects. The laborious presentation in Chapter 12
provides a foundation for those who might pursue graduate studies or engage in watershed
research.

The book’s discussion of hydrologic measurements covers only precipitation, streamflow,
and stream sediments. Subjects for each type of measurement include general background,
available instruments, and sampling procedures. They are presented in the appendices
for those who practice hydrology in the field.

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Penerbit

Florida : CRC Press LLC., 2002

Deskripsi Fisik

GB842 .C535; 551.48'0915'2—dc21 2002023354

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-8493-1363-5

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Subjek

HIDROLOGI HUTAN

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