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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-4681-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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31 Aug 2021
Research article |
| 31 Aug 2021
| 31 Aug 2021
How does water yield respond to mountain pine beetle infestation in a semiarid forest?
Jianning Ren
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 99163, Pullman, USA
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Nevada, 89501, Reno, USA
Jennifer C. Adam
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 99163, Pullman, USA
Jeffrey A. Hicke
Department of Geography, University of Idaho, 83844, Moscow, USA
Erin J. Hanan
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Nevada, 89501, Reno, USA
Christina L. Tague
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, 93106, Santa Barbara, USA
Mingliang Liu
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Washington State University, 99163, Pullman, USA
Crystal A. Kolden
Management of Complex Systems, University of California, 95344, Merced, USA
John T. Abatzoglou
Management of Complex Systems, University of California, 95344, Merced, USA
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- Spruce Beetle Outbreak Increases Streamflow From Snow‐Dominated Basins in Southwest Colorado, USA A. Manning et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR029964
- Variable Streamflow Response to Forest Disturbance in the Western US: A Large‐Sample Hydrology Approach S. Goeking & D. Tarboton https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031575
- Recent advances in integrated hydrologic models: Integration of new domains A. Brookfield et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129515
- Managing the forest-water nexus for climate change adaptation M. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120545
- Evidence of field‐scale shifts in transpiration dynamics following bark beetle infestation: Stomatal conductance responses M. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.15162
- Bark Beetle Effects on Fire Regimes Depend on Underlying Fuel Modifications in Semiarid Systems J. Ren et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003073
- Streamflow Response to Wildfire Differs With Season and Elevation in Adjacent Headwaters of the Lower Colorado River Basin J. Biederman et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030687
- Missing Climate Feedbacks in Fire Models: Limitations and Uncertainties in Fuel Loadings and the Role of Decomposition in Fine Fuel Accumulation E. Hanan et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021MS002818
- Modeling the probability of bark beetle-caused tree mortality as a function of watershed-scale host species presence and basal area E. Francis et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122549
- Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning J. Knowles et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163260
- Unique challenges posed by fire disturbance to water supply management and transfer agreements in a headwaters region N. Collar & T. Earles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117956
- Canopy vitality drives rainfall redistribution in an old-growth temperate beech forest S. Sadeghi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123552
- The prediction of uneven snowpack response to forest thinning informs forest restoration in the central Sierra Nevada G. Lewis et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2580
- How three-dimensional forest structure regulates the amount and timing of snowmelt across a climatic gradient of snow persistence R. Dwivedi et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1374961
- A review of the social and ecological impacts of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) during and after an outbreak on forests in North America C. Grela et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2025-0102
- Increasing spruce budworm defoliation increases catchment discharge in conifer forests H. Sidhu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168561
16 citations as recorded by crossref.
- Spruce Beetle Outbreak Increases Streamflow From Snow‐Dominated Basins in Southwest Colorado, USA A. Manning et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR029964
- Variable Streamflow Response to Forest Disturbance in the Western US: A Large‐Sample Hydrology Approach S. Goeking & D. Tarboton https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR031575
- Recent advances in integrated hydrologic models: Integration of new domains A. Brookfield et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129515
- Managing the forest-water nexus for climate change adaptation M. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120545
- Evidence of field‐scale shifts in transpiration dynamics following bark beetle infestation: Stomatal conductance responses M. Li et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.15162
- Bark Beetle Effects on Fire Regimes Depend on Underlying Fuel Modifications in Semiarid Systems J. Ren et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022MS003073
- Streamflow Response to Wildfire Differs With Season and Elevation in Adjacent Headwaters of the Lower Colorado River Basin J. Biederman et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030687
- Missing Climate Feedbacks in Fire Models: Limitations and Uncertainties in Fuel Loadings and the Role of Decomposition in Fine Fuel Accumulation E. Hanan et al. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021MS002818
- Modeling the probability of bark beetle-caused tree mortality as a function of watershed-scale host species presence and basal area E. Francis et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2025.122549
- Bark beetle impacts on forest evapotranspiration and its partitioning J. Knowles et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163260
- Unique challenges posed by fire disturbance to water supply management and transfer agreements in a headwaters region N. Collar & T. Earles https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117956
- Canopy vitality drives rainfall redistribution in an old-growth temperate beech forest S. Sadeghi et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123552
- The prediction of uneven snowpack response to forest thinning informs forest restoration in the central Sierra Nevada G. Lewis et al. https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2580
- How three-dimensional forest structure regulates the amount and timing of snowmelt across a climatic gradient of snow persistence R. Dwivedi et al. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2024.1374961
- A review of the social and ecological impacts of mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) during and after an outbreak on forests in North America C. Grela et al. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfr-2025-0102
- Increasing spruce budworm defoliation increases catchment discharge in conifer forests H. Sidhu et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168561
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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.
Mountain pine beetle outbreaks have caused widespread tree mortality. While some research shows...
