The hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlands

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dc.contributor.authorWoodward, Cen_AU
dc.contributor.authorShulmeister, Jen_AU
dc.contributor.authorLarsen, JRen_AU
dc.contributor.authorJacobsen, GEen_AU
dc.contributor.authorZawadzki, Aen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-10T22:19:36Zen_AU
dc.date.available2015-11-10T22:19:36Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-06-29en_AU
dc.date.statistics2015-09-10en_AU
dc.description.abstractCatchment erosion and increased nutrient loading are commonly recognised impacts of deforestation on global wetlands. Forest clearance can increase water availability in wetland catchments, but globally, the hydrological effect of deforestation has received little attention. We provide the first unequivocal evidence that historic and prehistoric forest clearance in dryland areas in Australasia increased catchment water yield; creating new wetlands and converting existing wetlands into shallow lakes. We developed a hydrological model to predict the location of global wetland catchments that are susceptible to this effect and demonstrate that hydrological alteration of wetland catchments is a previously overlooked dimension of the cultural landscape. We used a meta-analysis of published papers to demonstrate that the effect is widespread but under-appreciated in the literature. We conclude that artificially enhanced wetlands may be common even in regions with short histories of human settlement. Restoring them to their pre-human impact state may be difficult or even undesirable if we want to protect biodiversity and wetland ecosystem services.en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipANSTO, ANSIE, BETA, Federation University and CSRIO Publishing.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationWoodward, C., Shulmeister, J., Larsen, J., Jacobsen, G. E., & Zawadzki, A. (2014). The hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlands. Paper presented at the Australasian Quaternary Association Biennial Meeting, Mildura, Victoria, 29th June - 4th July, 2014.en_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceenddate4 July 2014en_AU
dc.identifier.conferencenameAustralasian Quaternary Association Biennial Meetingen_AU
dc.identifier.conferenceplaceMildura, Victoriaen_AU
dc.identifier.conferencestartdate29 June 2014en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc5783en_AU
dc.identifier.other7845664047en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://aqua.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/AQUA2014-program.pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/6403en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAustralasian Quaternary Association Inc.en_AU
dc.subjectGlobalizationen_AU
dc.subjectErosionen_AU
dc.subjectDeforestationen_AU
dc.subjectWetlandsen_AU
dc.subjectHydrologyen_AU
dc.subjectPaleontologyen_AU
dc.subjectSwampsen_AU
dc.subjectLakesen_AU
dc.titleThe hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlandsen_AU
dc.typeConference Abstracten_AU
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