Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry: Synthesis of Past Research and Future Directions

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Historical Roots of Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry....Pages 3-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Sampling Strategies in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry....Pages 29-44
Bird’s-Eye View of Forest Hydrology: Novel Approaches Using Remote Sensing Techniques....Pages 45-68
Digital Terrain Analysis Approaches for Tracking Hydrological and Biogeochemical Pathways and Processes in Forested Landscapes....Pages 69-100
A Synthesis of Forest Evaporation Fluxes – from Days to Years – as Measured with Eddy Covariance....Pages 101-116
Spectral Methods to Advance Understanding of Dissolved Organic Carbon Dynamics in Forested Catchments....Pages 117-135
The Roles of Stable Isotopes in Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry....Pages 137-161
The Use of Geochemical Mixing Models to Derive Runoff Sources and Hydrologic Flow Paths....Pages 163-183
Front Matter....Pages 185-185
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Terra Firme Lowland Tropical Forests....Pages 187-201
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Mangrove Forests....Pages 203-219
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests....Pages 221-259
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Temperate Forests....Pages 261-283
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Semiarid and Arid Regions....Pages 285-299
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Mediterranean Forests....Pages 301-319
Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Boreal Forests....Pages 321-339
Biogeochemistry of Urban Forests....Pages 341-353
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Atmospheric Deposition....Pages 357-370
Canopy Structure in Relation to Hydrological and Biogeochemical Fluxes....Pages 371-388
Transpiration in Forest Ecosystems....Pages 389-406
Rainfall Interception Loss by Forest Canopies....Pages 407-423
Front Matter....Pages 355-355
Throughfall and Stemflow in Wooded Ecosystems....Pages 425-443
Forest Floor Interception....Pages 445-454
New Dimensions of Hillslope Hydrology....Pages 455-481
Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry of the Rhizosphere in Forested Ecosystems....Pages 483-498
Effects of the Canopy Hydrologic Flux on Groundwater....Pages 499-518
Front Matter....Pages 519-519
Seasonality of Hydrological and Biogeochemical Fluxes....Pages 521-539
Snow: Hydrological and Ecological Feedbacks in Forests....Pages 541-555
Insects, Infestations, and Nutrient Fluxes....Pages 557-580
Forest Biogeochemistry and Drought....Pages 581-597
Effect of Forest Fires on Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Watersheds....Pages 599-621
The Effects of Ice Storms on the Hydrology and Biogeochemistry of Forests....Pages 623-641
Impacts of Hurricanes on Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry....Pages 643-657
The Effects of Forest Harvesting on Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry....Pages 659-677
The Cycling of Pollutants in Nonurban Forested Environments....Pages 679-710
Forests and Global Change....Pages 711-725
Front Matter....Pages 727-727
Reflections on the State of Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry....Pages 729-733
Back Matter....Pages 735-740