Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study
Yıl: 2015 Cilt: 39 Sayı: 5 Sayfa Aralığı: 764 - 774 Metin Dili: İngilizce İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022
Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study
Öz: The thinning of stream buffer zones (SBZs) is gaining popularity as a silvicultural management practice in order to reducethe risk of wildfire and insect hazard, provide economic return, and improve the effectiveness of SBZs. In this study, streamflow over a1-year period was monitored at 2 small paired watersheds (treated vs. reference). The short-term impacts of a partial cutting within aSBZ as well as the relative effects of pastoral, forested, and clearcut areas on changes in downstream hydrology were examined. Upstreampastoral areas had a higher water yield than downstream forested sections during the no-harvest (calibration) period of 6 months. Thepartial cut (about 50% of the basal area) within the SBZ changed the hydrologic pattern by remarkably increasing the water yield onthe treated downstream sections during the 6-month-long postharvest period. The harvest operation also caused an increase in directrunoff at 2 downstream sections, WT2 and WT3 (~200% and ~100%, respectively). No significant changes were observed in the wateryield pattern of the control watershed. Because harvested areas within the SBZs constitute a fraction of the monitored sub-watershedsand only partial harvesting (~50% of the basal area) was implemented, the observed increase in flow at the treated downstreamsections (100% and 250%, respectively) is unprecedented. The partial harvesting within the SBZs also resulted in a significantly flashierhydrological system. Because silvicultural treatments are part of regular, repeated management operations, these short term (in thisstudy, 6-month-long) but substantial changes in water yield, direct runoff, and flashiness could have important implications for waterquality, water resources, and downstream biota.
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APA | KARA F, KALIN L, LOEWENSTEI E (2015). Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study. , 764 - 774. |
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IEEE | KARA F,KALIN L,LOEWENSTEI E "Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study." , ss.764 - 774, 2015. |
ISNAD | KARA, Ferhat vd. "Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study". (2015), 764-774. |
APA | KARA F, KALIN L, LOEWENSTEI E (2015). Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 39(5), 764 - 774. |
Chicago | KARA Ferhat,KALIN Latif,LOEWENSTEI Edward Francis Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 39, no.5 (2015): 764 - 774. |
MLA | KARA Ferhat,KALIN Latif,LOEWENSTEI Edward Francis Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, vol.39, no.5, 2015, ss.764 - 774. |
AMA | KARA F,KALIN L,LOEWENSTEI E Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. 2015; 39(5): 764 - 774. |
Vancouver | KARA F,KALIN L,LOEWENSTEI E Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry. 2015; 39(5): 764 - 774. |
IEEE | KARA F,KALIN L,LOEWENSTEI E "Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study." Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 39, ss.764 - 774, 2015. |
ISNAD | KARA, Ferhat vd. "Short-term hydrological responses to silvicultural treatments within a stream buffer zone: a case study". Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 39/5 (2015), 764-774. |