Articles | Volume 25, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4681-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4681-2021
Research article
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31 Aug 2021
Research article |  | 31 Aug 2021

How does water yield respond to mountain pine beetle infestation in a semiarid forest?

Jianning Ren, Jennifer C. Adam, Jeffrey A. Hicke, Erin J. Hanan, Christina L. Tague, Mingliang Liu, Crystal A. Kolden, and John T. Abatzoglou

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on hess-2020-679', Anonymous Referee #1, 22 Mar 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Jianning Ren, 02 Jun 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on hess-2020-679', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Apr 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Jianning Ren, 02 Jun 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Publish subject to revisions (further review by editor and referees) (16 Jun 2021) by Insa Neuweiler
AR by Jianning Ren on behalf of the Authors (14 Jul 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (29 Jul 2021) by Insa Neuweiler
RR by Pamela Nagler (02 Aug 2021)
ED: Publish as is (03 Aug 2021) by Insa Neuweiler
AR by Jianning Ren on behalf of the Authors (04 Aug 2021)  Author's response   Manuscript 
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Short summary
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks have caused widespread tree mortality. While some research shows that water yield increases after trees are killed, many others document no change or a decrease. The climatic and environmental mechanisms driving hydrologic response to tree mortality are not well understood. We demonstrated that the direction of hydrologic response is a function of multiple factors, so previous studies do not necessarily conflict with each other; they represent different conditions.