Managing Forests for Increased Regional Water Yield in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain

McLaughlin, Daniel L.; Kaplan, David A.; Cohen, Matthew J.

doi:10.1111/jawr.12073

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Managing Forests for Increased Regional Water Yield in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain

McLaughlin, Daniel L., Kaplan, David A., Cohen, Matthew J.·2013·JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association

DOI 10.1111/jawr.12073

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With growing populations fueling increased groundwater abstraction and forecasts of greater water scarcity in the southeastern United States, identifying land management strategies that enhance water availability will be vital to maintaining hydrologic resources and protecting natural systems. Management of forested uplands for lower basal area, currently a priority for habitat improvement on public lands, may also increase water yield through decreased evapotranspiration ( ET ). To explore this hypothesis, we synthesized studies of precipitation and ET in coastal plain pine stands to develop a statistical model of water yield as a function of management strategy, stand structure, and ecosystem water use. This model allowed us to estimate changes in water yield in response to varying management strategies across spatial scales from the individual stand to a regional watershed. Results suggest that slash pine stands managed at lower basal areas can have up to 64% more cumulative water yield over a 25‐year rotation compared to systems managed for high‐density timber production, with the greatest increases in stands also managed for recurrent understory fire. Although there are important uncertainties in the magnitude of additional water yield and its final destination (i.e., surface water bodies vs . groundwater), this analysis highlights the potential for management activities on public and private timber lands to partially offset increasing demand on surface and groundwater resources.

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Authors: McLaughlin, D. L., Kaplan, D. A., & Cohen, M. J.
Affiliations: University of Florida (US)
Corresponding author: McLaughlin, Daniel L.
ORCID: McLaughlin, Daniel L.
Kaplan, David A.
Cohen, Matthew J.
Venue: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2013-06-05
Volume: 49
Issue: 4
Pages: 953-965
ISSN: 1093-474X (ISSN-L)
1752-1688
DOI: 10.1111/jawr.12073
OpenAlex: W2007550234
Cited by: 100
References: 57
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 8 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 4 · 2014: 3
FWCI: 2.77
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association (publishedVersion)
Funders: Rayonier, Inc.
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Forest Management and Policy
Keywords: forest management, water yield, evapotranspiration, basal area, forest structure, understory fires, groundwater pumping, water scarcity, watershed modeling

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