1 Historical Roots of Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry Kevin McGuire and Gene E. Likens 2011 Provides an historical context on how the science of forest hydrology and biogeochemistry (or hydrochemistry) developed! Late 1800s and early 1900s – interest was primarily focused on how forest removal affects floods and erosion; considerable uncertainty about the role of forests in water management The importance of forests for flood control and water storage was accepted by foresters but not by engineers Initial watershed study sites were established to resolve this controversy – first experimental station at Wagon Wheel Gap in CO in the early 1900s Wagon Wheel Gap Station
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Historical Roots of Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry
Kevin McGuire and Gene E. Likens 2011
Provides an historical context on how the science of forest hydrology and biogeochemistry (or
hydrochemistry) developed!
Late 1800s and early 1900s – interest was primarily focused on how forest removal
affects floods and erosion; considerable uncertainty about the role of forests in water
management
The importance of forests for flood control and water storage was accepted by foresters
but not by engineers
Initial watershed study sites were established to resolve this controversy – first
experimental station at Wagon Wheel Gap in CO in the early 1900s