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Natural forest growth and human induced ecosystem disturbance influence water yield in forests

Authors :
Zhen Yu
Xiuzhi Chen
Guoyi Zhou
Evgenios Agathokleous
Lin Li
Zhiyong Liu
Jianping Wu
Ping Zhou
Meimei Xue
Yuchan Chen
Wenting Yan
Lei Liu
Tingting Shi
Xiang Zhao
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Natural forest growth does not decrease water yield and forest responses to human disturbances and management interventions vary with ecosystem complexity, according to a global meta-analysis that includes 496 watersheds and spans 25 years.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.73ee4722d62542ae80c0a9a3f547e9a6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00483-w