TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of converting a native broad-leaved forest to a coniferous plantation forest on annual water yield
T2 - A paired-catchment study in northern Japan
AU - Komatsu, Hikaru
AU - Kume, Tomonori
AU - Otsuki, Kyoichi
PY - 2008/3/20
Y1 - 2008/3/20
N2 - This study examined the change of water yield when a broad-leaved forest is converted to a coniferous plantation forest after clear-cutting in northern Japan where monthly precipitation is evenly distributed. Annual water yield after clear-cut was greater than observed in a broad-leaved forest and then decreased with the growth of a coniferous plantation forest. This reduction ceased after 30 years from the planting of coniferous seedlings. Water yield of a coniferous forest at this stage was smaller than observed in a broad-leaved forest. Results from monthly water yield examinations suggested that the difference in annual water yield was primarily caused by the difference in winter interception loss between broad-leaved deciduous and coniferous evergreen forests. The above results suggest that converting coniferous forests into broad-leaved forests can be used to increase water yield in these regions.
AB - This study examined the change of water yield when a broad-leaved forest is converted to a coniferous plantation forest after clear-cutting in northern Japan where monthly precipitation is evenly distributed. Annual water yield after clear-cut was greater than observed in a broad-leaved forest and then decreased with the growth of a coniferous plantation forest. This reduction ceased after 30 years from the planting of coniferous seedlings. Water yield of a coniferous forest at this stage was smaller than observed in a broad-leaved forest. Results from monthly water yield examinations suggested that the difference in annual water yield was primarily caused by the difference in winter interception loss between broad-leaved deciduous and coniferous evergreen forests. The above results suggest that converting coniferous forests into broad-leaved forests can be used to increase water yield in these regions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.010
DO - 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:38949172416
VL - 255
SP - 880
EP - 886
JO - Forest Ecology and Management
JF - Forest Ecology and Management
SN - 0378-1127
IS - 3-4
ER -