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Hydrological responses to changes in forest cover on uplands and peatlands. Chapter 13.

Formally Refereed

Abstract

Long-term data are used to quantify how ecosystem disturbances such as vegetation management, insect defoliation, wildfires, and extreme meteorological events affect hydrological processes in forested watersheds. The long-term, paired-watershed approach has been used at many sites to measure the effects of vegetation manipulations (e.g., harvesting and cover-type conversions) on stream-water yield. Paired-watershed studies in forests of the United States are widely dispersed, span climate extremes, and are typically located in steep, mountainous headwaters. To fill a gap in the USDA Forest Service network of research watersheds, the Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF) was established during the 1960s in a setting in north-central Minnesota that is distinct from the steep mountainous terrains of other experimental forests. This chapter describes studies at the MEF to investigate the unique physical, silvicultural, and hydrological aspects of lowland ecosystems where uplands drain to peatlands, streams, and lakes.

Citation

Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Verry, Elon S.; Brooks, Kenneth N. 2011. Hydrological responses to changes in forest cover on uplands and peatlands. In: Kolka, Randall K.; Sebestyen, Stephen D.; Verry, Elon S.; Brooks,Kenneth N., eds. Peatland biogeochemistry and watershed hydrology at the Marcell Experimental Forest. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press: 401-432.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/37985