The effect of afforestation on water recharge and nitrogen leaching in The Netherlands

Salm, C. van der; Gon, Hugo Denier van der; Wieggers, Rick; Bleeker, A.; Toorn, A. van den

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2005.09.027

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“…For years of average annual rainfall no recharge will occur at all beneath the pine forest; only for years of significantly higher than average rainfall and storm events, such as the very wet autumn of 2001, will significant recharge take place. Similarly large reductions in recharge under forest have been reported from The Netherlands by Van der Salm et al (2006) where, as compared with arable land, oak reduced recharge by 64% and spruce reduced recharge by 79%.…”

Section: United Kingdom: Lowland Forests and Water Resourcessupporting

confidence: 63%

Forests and water—Ensuring forest benefits outweigh water costs

Calder

2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: United Kingdom: Lowland Forests and Water Resourcessupporting

confidence: 63%

Forests and water—Ensuring forest benefits outweigh water costs

Calder

2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…Several studies in forest ecosystem research show values for nitrogen leaching up to 62 kg N ha À1 a À1 (DVWK, 1990;UBA, 1995;Akselsson and Westling, 2005;Van der Salm et al, 2006). Despite the often reported trend of declining nitrogen deposition, one cannot expect a general reduction of the nitrogen leaching from forested areas (Aber et al, 1989(Aber et al, , 1998Gundersen, 1995;Schmidt et al, 2001).…”

Section: The General Role Of Forests In Controlling Water and Nutrienmentioning

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Considering spatial distribution and functionality of forests in a modeling framework for river basin management

Lorz¹,

Völk

Schmidt

2007

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…In the St. Lawrence Lowlands, where rich fertile soils dominate the landscape, agriculture exerts considerable stress on the natural ecosystem. Land cover and land use change resulting from agriculture necessarily results in modification of recharge rates and other water budget parameters (van der Salm et al, 2006). The conversion of forest into agricultural land and the improvement of pastures results in increased surface and subsurface drainage, and modifies groundwater uptake by plant roots through changes in plant transpiration rates.…”

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Earth Observation Based Land Cover for Regional Aquifer Characterization

Latifovic¹,

Pouliot²,

Nastev³

2010

Canadian Water Resources Journal

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Managing groundwater resources requires quantification of several complex atmosphere/ surface properties affecting recharge, including precipitation, temperature, soils, land cover and land cover change. In this review we elaborate on some of the remote sensing techniques commonly applied for generating information about changes in land cover, over large geographical areas, which are often required for hydrogeological studies. Two case studies are presented: the Chateauguay River Basin (Quebec) and Casselman Township (Ontario). Both examples represent agriculture dominated landscapes that require a unique mapping approach to minimize confusion between agriculture and forest classes. The first example demonstrates a procedure for mapping land cover aerial extent and change using remote sensing data acquired off the peak of the growing season where agricultural fields can be most effectively discriminated from forests. In the second example three classification methods are compared for mapping specific crop types. Results did not show substantially greater performance for any one of the three methods. Differences in processing and theoretical advantages are considered the main criteria for selection. The analyzes undertaken highlight the need to minimize phenology effects between image dates, by selecting images before leaf out or after leaf senesce for effective change detection and using several dates of imagery over the growing season to effectively map crop types.Résumé : La gestion de la ressource eau souterraine nécessite la quantification de plusieurs paramètres complexes de l'atmosphère et de la surface qui influencent la recharge, dont la précipitation, la température, les sols, la couverture territoriale ainsi que de sa variabilité. Dans cette étude nous examinons certaines des techniques de télédétection couramment utilisées pour générer l'information utilisée pour les études hydrogéologiques concernant les changements de couverture territoriale sur de grandes superficies. Deux cas sont présentés: le bassin de la rivière Châteauguay (Québec) et le Canton de Casselman (Ontario). Les deux exemples portent sur un territoire à dominance agricole qui nécessitent une approche cartographique particulière afin de minimiser toute confusion entre les classes forestière et agricole. Le premier exemple illustre une procédure de cartographie spatiale de la couverture territoriale et de sa variation avec des données de télédétection acquises au climax de la saison de croissance quand il est le plus facile de distinguer les champs en culture des forêts. Dans le second exemple on compare trois méthodes de classification pour la cartographie de récoltes spécifiques. Les résultats ne montrent pas qu'une des 434 Canadian Water Resources Journal/Revue canadienne des ressources hydriques

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The effect of afforestation on water recharge and nitrogen leaching in The Netherlands

Cited by 44 publications

References 27 publications

Forests and water—Ensuring forest benefits outweigh water costs

Forests and water—Ensuring forest benefits outweigh water costs

Considering spatial distribution and functionality of forests in a modeling framework for river basin management

Earth Observation Based Land Cover for Regional Aquifer Characterization

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