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, AWen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-12T23:44:41Zen_AU
dc.date.available2016-12-12T23:44:41Zen_AU
dc.date.issued2014-11-14en_AU
dc.date.statistics2016-12-13en_AU
dc.description.abstractIncreased catchment erosion and nutrient loading are commonly recognized impacts of deforestation on global wetlands. In contrast, an increase in water availability in deforested catchments is well known in modern studies but is rarely considered when evaluating past human impacts. We used a Budyko water balance approach, a meta-analysis of global wetland response to deforestation, and paleoecological studies from Australasia to explore this issue. After complete deforestation, we demonstrated that water available to wetlands increases by up to 15% of annual precipitation. This can convert ephemeral swamps to permanent lakes or even create new wetlands. This effect is globally significant, with 9 to 12% of wetlands affected, including 20 to 40% of Ramsar wetlands, but is widely unrecognized because human impact studies rarely test for it. © 2014, American Association for the Advancement of Science.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationWoodward, C., Shulmeister, J., Larsen, J., Jacobsen, G. E., & Zawadzki, A. (2014). The hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlands. Science, 346(6211), 844-847. doi:10.1126/science.1260510en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc7692en_AU
dc.identifier.issn1095-9203en_AU
dc.identifier.issue6211en_AU
dc.identifier.journaltitleScienceen_AU
dc.identifier.pagination844-847en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1260510en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/8149en_AU
dc.identifier.volume346en_AU
dc.language.isoenen_AU
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)en_AU
dc.subjectErosionen_AU
dc.subjectDeforestationen_AU
dc.subjectWetlandsen_AU
dc.subjectPaleontologyen_AU
dc.subjectSwampsen_AU
dc.subjectLakesen_AU
dc.subjectGlobalizationen_AU
dc.subjectHydrologyen_AU
dc.titleThe hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlandsen_AU
dc.typeJournal Articleen_AU
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