Water and the Rainforest in Malaysian Borneo: Hydrological Research at the Danum Valley Field Studies Center

Author:   Ian Douglas
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Volume:   242
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9783030915421


Pages:   362
Publication Date:   23 December 2021
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Author:   Ian Douglas
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Volume:   242
Weight:   0.793kg
ISBN:  

9783030915421


ISBN 10:   3030915425
Pages:   362
Publication Date:   23 December 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Chapter. 1.- Long-term hydrological research in the humid tropics.- Chapter. 2.- The forests of the Danum Valley Conservation Area.- Chapter. 3.- The Danum hydrology project: origins, aims, context.- Chapter. 4.- The regional physiographical and land management context of the hydrology of Danum Valley.- Chapter. 5.- Rainfall and its interception by the forest.- Chapter. 6.- Overland flow.- Chapter. 7.- Infiltration, soil water and pipeflow.- Chapter. 8.- Origins of stream flow.- Chapter. 9.- Sediment supply and movement on slopes.- Chapter. 10.- Water, sediment and solutes in channels.- Chapter. 11.- Periodicity of Processes (Impact of extreme events: floods and drought).- Chapter. 12.- The lessons from the natural forest.- Chapter. 13.- The disturbance caused by logging.- Chapter. 14.- Impact of logging on interception and soil water.- Chapter. 15.- Changes to erosion rates and sediment yields during and afterlogging.- Chapter. 16.- Logging, stream flow, stream chemistry and sediment transport.- Chapter. 17.- Extreme events and the dynamics of logged catchments.- Chapter. 18.- Conclusions on the impacts of logging at Danum.- Chapter. 19.- Mitigating the effects of logging.- Chapter. 20.- The significance of hydrological and geomorphological processes for lowland tropical rainforest ecology.- Chapter. 21.- Conclusions from the Long-Term Ecological Research on hydrology at Danum.

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Ian Douglas is Emeritus Professor at The University of Manchester's School of Environment, Education, and Development. He has nearly 50 years of forest research experience in Australia and SE Asia. He is Past-President of the Society for Human Ecology, Past-Chairman of the UK Urban Ecology Forum; Fellow of the British Society for Geomorphology, and Past-President and holder of the International Medal of the Institute of Australian Geographers.

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