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

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

doi:10.1038/s43247-022-00483-w

Communications Earth & Environment (Jun 2022)

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

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

Affiliations

Zhen Yu: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Xiuzhi Chen: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Guoyi Zhou: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Evgenios Agathokleous: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Lin Li: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Zhiyong Liu: Center for Water Resources and Environment, School of Civil Engineering, Sun Yat-sen University
Jianping Wu: Guangdong Open Laboratory of Geospatial Information Technology and Application, Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangdong Academy of Sciences
Ping Zhou: Guangdong Open Laboratory of Geospatial Information Technology and Application, Guangzhou Institute of Geography, Guangdong Academy of Sciences
Meimei Xue: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Yuchan Chen: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Wenting Yan: Guangdong Province Key Laboratory for Climate Change and Natural Disaster Studies, School of Atmospheric Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University
Lei Liu: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Tingting Shi: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
Xiang Zhao: Institute of Ecology and School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00483-w
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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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.

Published in Communications Earth & Environment

ISSN: 2662-4435 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Geology; Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsenv/

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