Chapter 8: The future

Peter F. Ffolliott

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Chapter 8: The future

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Peter F. Ffolliott

Year:

1999

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

In: Baker, Jr., Malchus B., compiler. History of watershed research in the Central Arizona Highlands. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-29. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 49-50.

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Abstract

Research in the vegetation types of the Central Arizona Highlands has evolved, for the most part, from single resource evaluations (increased water yield) to evaluations that consider the multiple benefits of vegetation management treatments. The papers presented in this publication have demonstrated that vegetation can be managed to increase water yields, while providing timber, forage, recreation, wildlife, and other amenities. One question that should be asked is to what extent can the established research framework and available databases be used to meet future management-oriented informational needs in the Central Arizona Highlands and elsewhere in the Southwest?

Parent Publication

History of watershed research in the Central Arizona Highlands

Keywords

watershed management, water yield, hydrology, mixed conifer, ponderosa pine, pinyonjuniper, chaparral, riparian, vegetation treatment

Citation

Ffolliott, Peter F. 1999. Chapter 8: The future. In: Baker, Jr., Malchus B., compiler. History of watershed research in the Central Arizona Highlands. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-29. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 49-50.