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
N1 - Funding Information:
Hydrological measurements in Kamabuchi catchments were performed by many researchers and technicians, whose dedicated efforts enabled this study. We would like to thank Dr. Eiichi Maita (The University of Tokyo, Japan) and Prof. Yoshinori Shinohara (Kyushu University, Japan) for introducing critical papers and fruitful discussion on snow melt, respectively. Thanks are also given to the editor and two anonymous reviewers whose comments were useful for revising the manuscript. This research has been supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (#17380096 and #18810023).
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 -