New CRC Technical Report - Land-use Impacts on Rivers Program
December 11, 2003
CRC Technical Report 03/13 'The Effect of Afforestation on Flow Duration Curves' Pat Lane, Alice Best, Klaus Hickel and Lu Zhang has now been published.
Trees use more water than grass. This simple statement has important implications for managing dryland salinity and changes in river flows. Until recently the data analysis and predictive tools only permitted confidence in predictions concerning river flows on a mean annual basis. This has limited the use of the science in the day-to-day management of water resources and catchment planning. This report is part of a series that bridges the gap between the science of catchment water balances and the management of rivers for a range of outcomes by considering the impact of afforestation on flow distribution throughout the year. Afforestation and water will remain a contentious issue until the hydrologic impacts are clear for a complete range of environments and timescales.
This report is available for downloading below. Printed copies can be purchased from the Centre Office for $27.50 each (inclusive of GST and postage within Australia).
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