The Large-Scale Effect of Forest Cover on Long-Term Streamflow Variations in Mediterranean Catchments of Central Chile

• Published in: Sustainability Vol. 14; no. 8; p. 4443
• Main Authors: Pizarro, Roberto, Valdés-Pineda, Rodrigo, Garcia-Chevesich, Pablo A., Ibáñez, Alfredo, Pino, Juan, Scott, David F., Neary, Daniel G., McCray, John E., Castillo, Miguel, Ubilla, Patricio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Afforestation; Catchment scale; Catchments; Climate; Climate change; Dry season; Drying; Ecosystems; Environmental policy; Evaluation; Forest ecosystems; Forest watersheds; Forests; Global warming; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrologic data; Hydrology; Land use; Land use management; Maximum flow; Minimum flow; Plantations; Rainy season; Runoff; Scale effect; Statistical tests; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Summer; Sustainability; Temporal variations; Terrestrial ecosystems; Water balance; Water storage; Winter; Chile; Southern Hemisphere

Forest ecosystems play an important role in hydrological processes as surface and subsurface runoff, as well as the storage of water at the catchment scale. Therefore, it is important to have a greater understanding of the effects of forests in the long-term water balance of Mediterranean catchments...