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Seasonal Ground Water Table Changes Following Forest Harvesting in Small Headwater Riparian Areas  

Choi, Byoung-Koo (Research Center for River Impingement & Debris Flow, Gangneung-Wonju Nat'l Univ.)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.26, no.4, 2012 , pp. 620-628 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study addressed the influence of forest harvesting on seasonal water table dynamics in small headwater riparian areas. Four treatments including potential Best Management Practices(BMPs) for ephemeral and intermittent streams were implemented(BMP1, BMP2, clearcut and reference). Water table measurements were obtained at bi-monthly intervals for 3 years including one year of pre- and two years of post-harvest observations. Overall, water table responses affected largely by rainfall amount. In addition, significant increases in water table levels following harvesting occurred throughout the two post-harvest years. Water table levels increased up to 28.2cm in the clearcut treatment during 2008 and up to 54.2cm in BMP2 during 2009. However, increase in water table elevation was not directly related to basal area removal despite considerable differences in basal area removed between BMP2 and clearcut treatments. Water table rises were apparent in that water table were more elevated during dry season(June through November) than during wet season(December through May). These seasonal fluctuations were presumably driven by changes in evapotranspiration caused by differences in leaf area of overstory canopy and understory following harvest.
Keywords
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; WATERSHED; HYDROLOGY; EPHEMERAL STREAMS; INTERMITTENT STREAM;
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