Watering the forests for the trees: Water yield and changes in forest cover

Sara A. Goeking; David Tarboton

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Watering the forests for the trees: Water yield and changes in forest cover

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Sara A. Goeking, David Tarboton

Year:

2020

Type:

Science Bulletins and Newsletters

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), August 2020. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.

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Abstract

A recently published review and synthesis of 78 scientific studies, published from 2000-2019, of stream flow and snowpack response to disturbances reframes our understanding of how forests affect water supply in the semi-arid West.

Keywords

Science You Can Use, SYCU, water yield, water supply, forest cover

Citation

Goeking, Sara; Tarboton, David. 2020. Watering the forests for the trees: Water yield and changes in forest cover. Science You Can Use (in 5 Minutes), August 2020. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 2 p.