Forests and water yield: A synthesis of disturbance effects on streamflow and snowpack in western coniferous forests

SA Goeking, DG Tarboton - Journal of Forestry, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract In coniferous western forests, recent widespread tree mortality provided
opportunities to test the long-held theory that forest cover loss increases water yield. We …

[HTML][HTML] A global synthesis on the effects of thinning on hydrological processes: Implications for forest management

AD del Campo, K Otsuki, Y Serengil, JA Blanco… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Forest thinning can significantly affect hydrological processes. However, these effects
largely vary with forest types, climate, thinning intensity, and hydrological variables of …

Valuing the benefits of forest restoration on enhancing hydropower and water supply in California's Sierra Nevada

H Guo, M Goulden, MG Chung, C Nyelele… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forest restoration through mechanical thinning, prescribed burning, and other management
actions is vital to improving forest resilience to fire and drought across the Western United …

Large‐scale forest restoration stabilizes carbon under climate change in Southwest United States

LA McCauley, MD Robles, T Woolley… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Higher tree density, more fuels, and a warmer, drier climate have caused an increase in the
frequency, size, and severity of wildfires in western US forests. There is an urgent need to …

Streamflow response to wildfire differs with season and elevation in adjacent headwaters of the Lower Colorado River Basin

JA Biederman, MD Robles, RL Scott… - Water Resources …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fires increasingly impact forested watersheds, with uncertain water resources impacts.
While research has revealed higher peak flows, longer‐term yields may increase or …

[HTML][HTML] Landscape-scale forest restoration decreases vulnerability to drought mortality under climate change in southwest USA ponderosa forest

LA McCauley, JB Bradford, MD Robles… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Drought-induced tree mortality is predicted to increase in dry forests across the globe as
future projections show hotter, drier climates. This could potentially result in large-scale tree …

Forest restoration as a strategy to mitigate climate impacts on wildfire, vegetation, and water in semiarid forests

FC O'Donnell, WT Flatley, AE Springer… - Ecological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and wildfire are interacting to drive vegetation change and potentially
reduce water quantity and quality in the southwestern United States, Forest restoration is a …

[HTML][HTML] How does water yield respond to mountain pine beetle infestation in a semiarid forest?

J Ren, JC Adam, JA Hicke, EJ Hanan… - Hydrology and Earth …, 2021 - hess.copernicus.org
Mountain pine beetle (MPB) outbreaks in the western United States result in widespread
tree mortality, transforming forest structure within watersheds. While there is evidence that …

Long-term thinning alters ponderosa pine reproduction in northern Arizona

KN Flathers, TE Kolb, JB Bradford, KM Waring… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The future of ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum) forests in the southwestern
United States is uncertain because climate-change-induced stresses are expected to …

[HTML][HTML] Surface water runoff response to forest management: Low-intensity forest restoration does not increase surface water yields

JR Kurzweil, K Metlen, R Abdi, R Strahan… - Forest Ecology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ecohydrology of the Western United States faces two interconnected, issues: a
decline in snowpack reducing surface water availability and timing, and an increase in the …