Impacts of forest restoration on water yield: A systematic review

S Filoso, MO Bezerra, KCB Weiss, MA Palmer - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background Enhancing water provision services is a common target in forest restoration
projects worldwide due to growing concerns over freshwater scarcity. However, whether or …

Influences of evergreen gymnosperm and deciduous angiosperm tree species on the functioning of temperate and boreal forests

L Augusto, A De Schrijver, L Vesterdal… - Biological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
It has been recognized for a long time that the overstorey composition of a forest partly
determines its biological and physical–chemical functioning. Here, we review evidence of …

Severe depletion of soil moisture following land-use changes for ecological restoration: Evidence from northern China

L Deng, W Yan, Y Zhang, Z Shangguan - Forest Ecology and Management, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil moisture is fundamental to ecosystem sustainability in arid and semi-arid regions, and
characterizing temporal variations in soil moisture levels in response to changes in land use …

Response of temporal variation of soil moisture to vegetation restoration in semi-arid Loess Plateau, China

L Yang, W Wei, L Chen, W Chen, J Wang - Catena, 2014 - Elsevier
Soil moisture is fundamental to ecosystem sustainability in semi-arid regions, and
characterizing the response of temporal soil moisture variation to different vegetation types …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of climate and land cover changes on water availability in a Brazilian Cerrado basin

PP Siqueira, PTS Oliveira, D Bressiani… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2021 - Elsevier
The effects of riparian restoration and soil and water conservation practices on catchment
hydrology are still unclear. Here, we assess whether a positive change in soil and water …

SAPFLUXNET: towards a global database of sap flow measurements

R Poyatos, V Granda, R Molowny-Horas… - Tree …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Plant transpiration is the main evaporative flux from terrestrial ecosystems; it controls land
surface energy balance, determines catchment hydrological responses and influences …

Hydrological drought instantaneous propagation speed based on the variable motion relationship of speed‐time process

J Wu, X Chen, H Yao, Z Liu… - Water Resources …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
It is difficult to predict and track the propagation of a hydrological drought because it is hard
to determine its propagation speed. We propose a useful framework for calculating the …

[HTML][HTML] Higher site productivity and stand age enhance forest susceptibility to drought-induced mortality

J Socha, P Hawryło, L Tymińska-Czabańska… - Agricultural and Forest …, 2023 - Elsevier
Warmer and drier conditions increase forest mortality worldwide. At the same time, nitrogen
deposition, longer growing seasons and higher atmospheric CO 2 concentrations may …

Short‐and long‐term efficacy of forest thinning to mitigate drought impacts in mountain forests in the European Alps

C Elkin, A Giuggiola, A Rigling… - Ecological …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In many regions of the world, drought is projected to increase under climate change, with
potential negative consequences for forests and their ecosystem services (ES). Forest …

Hydrological services and the role of forests: Conceptualization and indicator-based analysis with an illustration at a regional scale

C Carvalho-Santos, JP Honrado, L Hein - Ecological Complexity, 2014 - Elsevier
Forests are among the most important ecosystems for the provision of hydrological services.
These include water supply and water damage mitigation, in the dimensions of quantity …