Forest Hydrology: Processes, Management and Assessment

by Devendra Amatya, Thomas M. Williams, Leon Bren

Forests cover approximately 26% of the world's land surface area and represent a distinct biotic community. They interact with water and soil in a variety of ways, providing canopy surfaces which trap precipitation and allow evaporation back into the atmosphere, thus regulating how much water reaches the forest floor as through fall, as well as pull water from the soil for transpiration. The discipline "forest hydrology" has been developed throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780646607
• ISBN13: 9781780646602
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Cabi
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.7"