watershed
Practical and Applied Hydrometeorology
As simple as it sounds, it’s actually quite challenging to measure the impact plants have on the atmosphere. As plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen and water into the air around them, they have a constant effect on local conditions. But how much of an effect?Peter F. Ffolliott
As a member of the watershed management faculty, I am involved with studies related to improving the yield, quality, and distribution of water in forest and woodland ecosystems; management practices in the ecosystems of the Southwest; and the development of strategies and tactics for the management and sustainable utilization of renewable natural resources.
Soil water dynamics under low- versus high ponderosa pine stand density: ecohydrological functioning and restoration implications
| Publication Type | Journal Article | |
| Year of Publication | 2008 | |
| Authors | Zou, Chris B.; Breshears, David D.; Newman,B.D.; Wilcox, B.P.; Gard, M.O. | |
| Journal Title | Ecohydrology | |
| Issue | 1 | |
| Pages | 309-315 | |
| Publication Keywords | restoration; forestry; ponderosa pine; soil moisture; vegetation change |
Jonathan Reeve Martin
I am helping conduct an EPA Wetland Program Development Grant's study that is monitoring the impacts of urbanization on the microclimates and vegetation dynamics within the riparian areas of ephemeral streams.
The Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed
The Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed surrounds the historic city of Tombstone in southern Arizona. The USDA - Agricultural Research Service established the watershed in the 1950s to study floods and the impact of soil and water conservation projects on runoff.
Trade-offs in Stormwater Recharge
During Tucson's dramatic monsoons our streets are scoured by stormwater. The water drains down storm sewers, gullies and washes, and eventually to areas that could be used for recharge. Should the city actively recharge our depleted groundwater with storm runoff? Through the project ‘Tradeoffs of Enhanced Urban Runoff-Recharge and Water Quality', SNRE Assistant Professor Kathleen Lohse is finding out if pollutants, metals, pathogens and nutrients in storm runoff present a challenge to stormwater recharge.
