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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2017-281
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2017-281
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
17 May 2017
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Does forest replacement increase water supply in watersheds? Analysis through hydrological simulation
Abstract. Forests play an important role in watershed hydrology, regulating the transfer of water within the system. Their role in maintaining the hydrological regime of watersheds is still a controversial issue. Consequently, we use the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to simulate scenarios of land use in a watershed. In one of these scenarios we identified, through GIS techniques, Environmentally Sensitive Areas
(ESAs) which have been undergoing watershed degradation and we considered these areas as protected by forest cover. This scenario was then compared to the current usage scenario regarding watershed sediment yield and hydrological regime. The results showed a reduction in sediment yield of 54 % among different scenarios, whereas watershed water yield was reduced by 19.3 %.
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How to cite. Machado, R. E., Lopes, M., and Ribeiro, L. C. L. J.: Does forest replacement increase water supply in watersheds? Analysis through hydrological simulation, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss. [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2017-281, 2017.
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RC2: 'Review of paper HESS-2017-281 Does forest replacement increase water supply in watersheds? Analysis through hydrological simulation', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jul 2017
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AC2: 'Answer Anonymous Referee #2', Ronalton Machado, 01 Aug 2017
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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment
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RC1: 'Comments to the paper by Ronalton Evandro Machado et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 20 Jun 2017
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AC1: 'Answer for Anonymous Referee #2', Ronalton Machado, 31 Jul 2017
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AC1: 'Answer for Anonymous Referee #2', Ronalton Machado, 31 Jul 2017
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RC2: 'Review of paper HESS-2017-281 Does forest replacement increase water supply in watersheds? Analysis through hydrological simulation', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jul 2017
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AC2: 'Answer Anonymous Referee #2', Ronalton Machado, 01 Aug 2017
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AC2: 'Answer Anonymous Referee #2', Ronalton Machado, 01 Aug 2017
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Ronalton Evandro Machado
Unicamp (University of Campinas) – School of Technology, Street Paschoal Marmo 1888, CEP 13484-332, Jd. Nova Itália, Limeira, SP, Brazil
Milena Lopes
Unicamp (University of Campinas) – School of Technology, Street Paschoal Marmo 1888, CEP 13484-332, Jd. Nova Itália, Limeira, SP, Brazil
Lubienska Cristina Lucas J. Ribeiro
Unicamp (University of Campinas) – School of Technology, Street Paschoal Marmo 1888, CEP 13484-332, Jd. Nova Itália, Limeira, SP, Brazil
Short summary
Some of the hydrological functions usually ascribed to forests, however, such as to increase rivers water availability are disputable and lack a technical and scientific basis. We observe, however, that this is still a worldwide controversy, especially regarding the establishment of water conservation and sustainable use of natural resources policies. The results obtained from this study showed that increased forest cover decreased water yield in the watershed due mostly to its greater ET.
Some of the hydrological functions usually ascribed to forests, however, such as to increase...