Full title: Forest hydrology and catchment management : an Australian perspective / Leon Bren.

Author/creator: Bren, L. J.

Call Numbers: H 2015/1686

Record Identifier: 74VKOgJOA7zd

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xiv, 268 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm., , , , , Machine generated contents note: 1.The Basics of Catchment Hydrology -- 1.1.About Water Catchments and Stream Networks -- 1.2.Topographic Analysis and Catchment Boundaries -- 1.2.1.Catchment Flow Vectors and Streamlines -- 1.2.2.Defining Catchment Boundaries for a Specific Stream Cross-Section -- 1.3.Stream Networks -- 1.4.Hydrologic Units and Catchment Arithmetic -- 1.5.Introduction to Hydrographs and Averaging of Units -- 1.5.1.Runoff Expressed in Depth Units -- 1.5.2.The Instantaneous Hydrograph -- 1.6.How Does Forest Hydrology Differ from Hydrology? -- 1.7.What's Different About Australian Forest Hydrology? -- References -- 2.Hydrologic Measurements and the Water Balance -- 2.1.Introduction -- 2.2.Basics of Measurement on a Catchment -- 2.2.1.Rainfall and Hyetograph Measurement -- 2.2.2.Hydrograph Measurement -- 2.2.3.Measurements of Slope Water Storage -- 2.2.4.Measurement of Plant Water Use -- 2.3.Analysis of Streamflow Hydrographs -- 2.3.1.Flow Separation Analysis --, Contents note continued: 2.4.Using Field Data to Form a Water Balance -- 2.5.Using "Zhang Curves" to Estimate Water Balance -- 2.5.1.Percentage Runoff and Rainfall Elasticity Using Zhang Curves -- Conclusions -- References -- 3.The Fundamental Building Blocks --First Order Catchments -- 3.1.Introduction -- 3.2.The Dominance of "Headwater Streams" -- 3.3.The Prototypical First Order Catchment, and Streams -- 3.4.Groundwater Outflow vs. Downslope Soil Movement -- 3.5.Colluvium and Bedrock Erosion -- 3.6.Moving Upstream -- Can We Define Zero Order Streams? -- 3.6.1.Ephemerality of Low Order Streams -- 3.7.Beds and Streams -- 3.8.Hydrologic Characteristics of Forested Catchment Soils -- 3.9.Continuum Levels -- 3.10.Characteristic Outflow Behaviour of Catchment Elements -- 3.11.Similitude and Scaling of Catchment Processes -- References -- 4.Dynamics of Catchment and Slope Processes -- 4.1.The Role of Science and Maths in Slope Dynamics --, Contents note continued: 4.2.Overview of Dynamics of Slope Processes -- 4.3.The Stream Channel as a Connecting Link -- 4.4.Overland Flow and Slope Infiltration -- 4.4.1.Measuring Infiltration -- 4.5.Saturated (Groundwater) and Unsaturated Flow -- 4.5.1.Applications of Groundwater Theory to Model Forest Slopes -- 4.5.2."Perched" Groundwater and "Deep" Groundwater -- 4.5.3.Does a "Wave" of Groundwater Recharge Occur? -- 4.6.Slope Evaporation -- 4.7.Hewlett's Variable Source Area Concept of Stream Runoff -- 4.8.Use of Hydrographs to Examine Dynamic Processes -- Conclusion -- References -- 5.Field Measurement of Water Use of Forests -- 5.1.Why Study This? -- 5.2.Paired Catchment Experiments -- 5.2.1.What Is a Paired Catchment Project? -- 5.2.2.An Example of a Paired Catchment Project: Croppers Creek -- 5.2.3.Traditional Approach to Paired Catchment Calibration and Analysis -- 5.2.4.A Modern Example of Paired Catchment Statistical Treatment -- 5.2.5.What Time Units to Use? --, Contents note continued: 5.2.6.How Long Does Calibration Need to Be? -- 5.2.7.Where Do Paired Catchments Sit in the World of Experiments? -- 5.2.8.Paired Catchment Projects in Australia -- 5.3.Single Catchment Studies of Water Use -- 5.4.Plot Measurements of Water Balance -- 5.4.1.Case Study: Rachel Nolan and Impact of Fires -- 5.4.2.Advantages and Disadvantages of Plot Hydrology Work -- 5.4.3.Where Do Plots Sit in the World of Experiments? -- 5.4.4."Closing the Water Balance" on Plots -- 5.5.The Scaling Issue -- 5.5.1.Spreadsheet Approach of Weighted Assessment -- 5.5.2.Modelling Approach to Scaling -- 5.5.3.Scaling Up Controversies -- In Conclusion -- References -- 6.Impacts of Native Forest Management on Catchment Hydrology -- 6.1.Introduction -- 6.1.1.Sources of Information and the Role of Science -- 6.2.Fog Drip and Interception by Native Forests -- 6.2.1.Fog Drip -- 6.2.2.Canopy Interception -- 6.3.Basic Runoff Curves for Native Eucalypt Forest --, Contents note continued: 6.4.Mountain Ash Water Use and Runoff Curves -- 6.4.1.Quantifying the Yield Decline: "Kuczera Curves" -- 6.4.2.Response to Logging -- 6.4.3.Other Melbourne Water Paired Catchment Logging Experiments -- 6.4.4.Later Work on Mountain Ash Age-Yield Relationships -- 6.5.An "Age-Yield" Response for Non-ash Eucalypts? -- 6.5.1.Yambulla Paired Catchment and Plot Studies -- 6.5.2.Karuah Paired Catchment Project -- 6.5.3.Tantawangalo Paired Catchment Project -- 6.5.4.Western Australian Work on Jarrah -- 6.5.5.Political Aspects of Native Forest Water Use -- 6.6.Thinning of Native Forests for Water Production -- 6.6.1.Thinning of Mountain Ash Forests -- 6.6.2.Thinning of Mountain Forest at Tantawangalo -- 6.6.3.Thinning of Jarrah -- Conclusions -- References -- 7.Hydrology of Man-Made Forests (Plantations) -- 7.1.Introduction -- 7.1.1.What Is Different About Plantations? -- 7.1.2.Are All Plantations the Same? -- 7.1.3.Defining the "Water Use" of a Plantation --, Contents note continued: 7.2.Runoff Curve Approaches to Plantation Water Use -- 7.2.1."Zhang Curves" -- 7.2.2."Holmes and Sinclair" Relationships -- 7.2.3.Nanni Curves -- 7.3.Water Use of Radiata Pine on Well-Drained Sites -- 7.3.1.Absolute Water Use -- 7.3.2.Relative Change in Water Use -- 7.4.Water Use of Eucalyptus Plantations -- 7.5.Water Use When Plantations Can Tap Groundwater -- 7.6.Other Australian Plantation Species -- 7.7.Plantation Water Issues Around the World -- 7.7.1.Eucalyptus Plantations -- 7.8.Balancing the Hydrologic Benefits of Plantations -- References -- 8.Impacts of Burning on Catchment Hydrology and Management -- 8.1.Introduction -- 8.2.Burning of the Croppers Creek Hydrologic Project in 2006 -- 8.2.1.The Dreaded "Spike Hydrograph" and Other Burning Effects -- 8.3.What Happens to Hydrology When a Catchment Is Burnt -- 8.3.1.Soil Heating and "Brick" Formation -- 8.3.2.Water Repellency and Soil Infiltration -- 8.3.3.Runoff from Water Repellent Catchments --, Contents note continued: 8.3.4.Erosion from Burnt Catchments -- 8.3.5.Water Quality Impacts from Burnt Catchments -- 8.3.6.The "Reseeder" Versus "Resprouter" Dichotomy -- 8.3.7.Twice- Burnt Areas -- 8.3.8.The Burnt Areas Becomes Hotter! -- 8.4.Post-fire Hydrologic Rehabilitation -- 8.5.Case Study 2: The Macalister River Floods of 2007 -- 8.6.Future Fire Hydrology Research in Australia -- Conclusions -- References -- 9.Water Quality and Nutrient Issues for Small Catchments -- 9.1.Why Measure Water Quality? -- 9.2.Planning a Water Quality "Campaign" -- 9.2.1.The Pure Water of Mountain Streams Makes Measurement Difficult! -- 9.2.2.What Parameter Should I Measure? -- 9.2.3.Water Sampling and Statistical Sampling Issues -- 9.2.4.Technology to the Rescue? -- 9.2.5.Water Quality Computations -- 9.2.6.Water Quality Snapshots -- 9.3.Case Study 1: The Croppers Creek Water Quality Study -- 9.3.1.Effects of Clearing and Planting with Radiata Pine -- 9.3.2.Effects of Fertilizers --, Contents note continued: 9.3.3.Effects of Herbicides -- 9.3.4.Long Term Effects on Water Quality -- 9.3.5.Use of Biota as a Measure of Water Quality -- 9.3.6.Did the Cropper Project Provide the Information Required? -- 9.4.Case Study 2: Water Quality Effects of Forest Roads -- 9.5.Protection of Water Quality in Forestry Management -- 9.6.The Future of Forest Water Quality Studies -- References -- 10.Flooding Forests -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.1.1.What Is Meant by "Flooding Forests?" -- 10.1.2.The Distinction Between Riparian Forests and Flooding Forests -- 10.1.3.Ecological Adaptation for Survival During Flooding -- 10.1.4.The Forest as a Hydrologic Refugium -- 10.1.5.Australian and International Examples of Flooding Forests -- 10.1.6.Threats to Flooding Forests -- 10.2.Case Study 1: River Red Gum Forests of the River Murray -- 10.3.Case Study 2: Swamp Cypress Forests of the Atchafalaya Basin -- 10.4.Quantification of the Flooding Regime -- 10.4.1.Sources of Flood Water --, Contents note continued: 10.4.2.Annual Flood Frequency and Annual Flood Duration -- 10.4.3.Flood Seasonality -- 10.4.4.Methods for Quantification -- 10.4.5.Chaotic Hydrologic Systems -- 10.5.Negotiations with River Managers on Forest Issues -- References -- 11.Catchment Management Issues World-Wide -- 11.1.Issues, Issues Galore in Catchment Management -- 11.2.The Basic Water Supply Catchment -- 11.3.World's Best Practice in Catchment Management -- 11.4.The Public and Attitudes on Catchment Management -- 11.4.1.Sydney's Giardia Crisis -- 11.5."Open" or "Closed" Catchments? -- 11.5.1.What Is a "Closed Catchment?" -- 11.5.2.Advantages and Disadvantages of Closed Catchments -- 11.6.How Much Catchment Do We Need to Supply a City? -- 11.7.The Concept of Payment for Catchment Services -- 11.8.Economics of Forested Catchment Issues -- 11.8.1.Without Water, There Is No Economy! -- 11.8.2.Long Time Periods Bedevil Compound Interest -- 11.8.3.Valuation of Water and Other Products --, Contents note continued: 11.8.4.Managing for Catchment Resilience -- 11.9.Dealing with Disasters to the Catchment's Forests -- 11.10.Catchment Protection Issues -- 11.10.1.Road Drainage Management -- 11.10.2.Buffer Strips and Stream Protection -- 11.11.Two Case Studies of Catchment Management -- 11.11.1.City of Ballarat (Australia) -- 11.11.2.Quabbin Reservoir -- United States of America -- 11.12.And Finally -- References.

Publishers: Dordrecht Springer, [2015]

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Additional physical form availability note: Also available online.

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