Differing perceptions of the impacts on hydrological functions of tropical forest clearance and
conversion to other land uses have given rise to growing and often heated debate about …

There have been many studies of the diverse impacts of invasions by alien plants but few
have assessed impacts on water resources. We reviewed the information on the impacts of …

WATER-RESOURCES ENGINEERING Page 1 WATER-RESOURCES ENGINEERING
Fourth Edition David A. Chin, Ph.D., PE, BCEE Professor of Civil and Environmental …

When rain falls onto a forest a proportion is intercepted by the canopy and evaporates back
into the atmosphere, playing no further part in the terrestrial portion of the hydrologic cycle …

Forests act as 'pumps' through their evapotranspiration (E tot) and as 'sponges' by
enhancing soil infiltration capacity and moisture retention. Tropical deforestation and poor …

The abundant epiphyte vegetation of upper montane tropical rain forests, which in terms of
biomass is mainly composed of non-vascular plants (mosses, liverworts and lichens), can be …

Ecohydrology and invasive ecology have become increasingly important in the context of
global climate change. This study presents the first in‐depth analysis of the water use of …

Recent surveys of tropical forest water use suggest that rainfall interception by the canopy is
largest in wet maritime locations. To investigate the underlying processes at one such …

This paper compares and contrasts the science and public perceptions of the role of forests
in relation to water quantity (annual and seasonal runoff and recharge) and erosion. It is …

Nutrient fluxes in rainfall and throughfall were measured weekly in a mature subtropical wet
forest in NE Puerto Rico over a 15-year period that included the effects of 10 named tropical …