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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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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...
