Advances in Forest Hydrology in Light of Human Intervention and Climate Change

Dear Colleagues,

Forest hydrology has been the subject of studies in recent decades focusing on canopy interception, the internal redistribution of precipitation (steamflow and throughfall), soil moisture spatiotemporal distribution, evapotranspiration, and recharge. Understanding water fate in forest systems goes beyond modeling as it can support forest management and planning to guarantee ecosystem services (e.g., water yield and nutrient cycles); however, most of these studies relied on short monitoring periods to draw conclusions, hampering the overall understanding of human and climate impacts on forest hydrology. In this sense, this Special Issue aims to improve our knowledge of forest hydrology, considering its interface with human intervention and climate change. Studies presenting new methods, knowledge, and models in the interface of human intervention, climate change, and forest hydrology are more than welcome. These include (but are not limited to) the following: (i) modeling forest hydrology under different climate change scenarios; (ii) case studies on forest hydrology response to human intervention; (iii) nutrient and hydrological cycles in urban forests; and (iv) forest resilience and adaptation to extreme events. Original research focused on understanding forest resilience and ecosystem services under climate extremes and human pressures is encouraged.

Dr. André Ferreira Rodrigues
Dr. Chuan Yuan
Dr. Carlos Rogério Mello
Guest Editors

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