Forest Hydrology
An Introduction to Water and Forests| By: | Mingteh Chang |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9780429169434 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781439879955 |
| Edition: | 3 |
| Copyright: | 2013 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Due to its height, density, and thickness of crown canopy; fluffy forest floor; large root system; and horizontal distribution; forest is the most distinguished type of vegetation on the earth. In the U.S., forests occupy about 30 percent of the total territory. Yet this 30 percent of land area produces about 60 percent of total surface runoff, the