How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration
Relatively minimal attention has been given to the hydrology of natural broadleaf forests compared to conifer plantations in Japan. We investigated the impacts of ground litter removal and forest clearing on surface runoff using the paired runoff plot approach. Plot A (7.4 m2) was maintained as a co...
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| description | Relatively minimal attention has been given to the hydrology of natural broadleaf forests compared to conifer plantations in Japan. We investigated the impacts of ground litter removal and forest clearing on surface runoff using the paired runoff plot approach. Plot A (7.4 m2) was maintained as a control while plot B (8.1 m2) was manipulated. Surface runoff was measured by a tipping-bucket recorder, and rainfall by a tipping-bucket rain gauge. From May 2016 to July 2019, 20, 54, and 42 runoff events were recorded in the no-treatment (NT), litter removed before clearcutting (LRBC), and after clearcutting (AC) phases, respectively. Surface runoff increased 4× when moving from the NT to LRBC phase, and 4.4× when moving from the LRBC to AC phase. Antecedent precipitation index (API11) had a significant influence on surface runoff in the LRBC phase but not in the NT and AC phases. Surface runoff in the AC phase was high regardless of API11. The rainfall required for initiating surface runoff is 38% and 56% less when moving from the NT to LRBC, and LRBC to AC phases, respectively. Ground litter and canopy function to reduce surface runoff in regenerated broadleaf forests. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-331132022-07-12T01:26:54Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33113/ How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration Anand Nainar Koju Kishimoto Koichi Takahashi Mie Gomyo Koichiro Kuraji SD1-669.5 Forestry Relatively minimal attention has been given to the hydrology of natural broadleaf forests compared to conifer plantations in Japan. We investigated the impacts of ground litter removal and forest clearing on surface runoff using the paired runoff plot approach. Plot A (7.4 m2) was maintained as a control while plot B (8.1 m2) was manipulated. Surface runoff was measured by a tipping-bucket recorder, and rainfall by a tipping-bucket rain gauge. From May 2016 to July 2019, 20, 54, and 42 runoff events were recorded in the no-treatment (NT), litter removed before clearcutting (LRBC), and after clearcutting (AC) phases, respectively. Surface runoff increased 4× when moving from the NT to LRBC phase, and 4.4× when moving from the LRBC to AC phase. Antecedent precipitation index (API11) had a significant influence on surface runoff in the LRBC phase but not in the NT and AC phases. Surface runoff in the AC phase was high regardless of API11. The rainfall required for initiating surface runoff is 38% and 56% less when moving from the NT to LRBC, and LRBC to AC phases, respectively. Ground litter and canopy function to reduce surface runoff in regenerated broadleaf forests. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33113/1/How%20do%20ground%20litter%20and%20canopy%20regulate%20surface%20runoff.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33113/2/How%20do%20ground%20litter%20and%20canopy%20regulate%20surface%20runoff%20_ABSTRACT.pdf Anand Nainar and Koju Kishimoto and Koichi Takahashi and Mie Gomyo and Koichiro Kuraji (2021) How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration. Water, 13 (1205). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2073-4441 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/9/1205/htm https://doi.org/10.3390/w13091205 https://doi.org/10.3390/w13091205 |
| spellingShingle | SD1-669.5 Forestry Anand Nainar Koju Kishimoto Koichi Takahashi Mie Gomyo Koichiro Kuraji How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| title | How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| title_full | How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| title_fullStr | How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| title_full_unstemmed | How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| title_short | How do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff?—a paired-plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| title_sort | how do ground litter and canopy regulate surface runoff a paired plot investigation after 80 years of broadleaf forest regeneration |
| topic | SD1-669.5 Forestry |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33113/1/How%20do%20ground%20litter%20and%20canopy%20regulate%20surface%20runoff.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33113/2/How%20do%20ground%20litter%20and%20canopy%20regulate%20surface%20runoff%20_ABSTRACT.pdf |
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