Disturbed Forested Watersheds Project
Project Title: Ecohydrological Resilience and Resistance of Disturbed Forested Watersheds in the Arid Southwest
Project Sponsors: USDA McIntire-Stennis; USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Principal Investigators: Salli Dymond (NAU)
Collaborators: Jackson Leonard (USFS)
Graduate Students: Emory Ellis (PhD)
Undergraduate Students: Amariz Ochoa, Grace Lechowski, Taite Stotts, Charles Hasler
Project Location: Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest, AZ, USA
Funding Total: $350,000
Project Summary: In the Southwestern United States, droughts are increasing in intensity and duration, leaving forests vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire, mortality, and insect outbreaks. Such events are coming in rapid succession, leaving managers with little time and options for handling repeated and compounding disturbances. This project aims to investigate ecohydrological resilience and resistance of forested watersheds across a range of disturbances in the arid Southwest (SW). Results from this study will inform land management and restoration efforts in the region, particularly in watersheds that are facing a multitude of disturbance threats.
Presentations:
Ellis, E., Dymond S. F. 2024. Simulating the partition of evaporation, transpiration, and deep percolation by vegetation type in an arid montane watershed
using HYDRUS-1D. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Dec. 10, Washington, D.C.
Project Sponsors: USDA McIntire-Stennis; USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station
Principal Investigators: Salli Dymond (NAU)
Collaborators: Jackson Leonard (USFS)
Graduate Students: Emory Ellis (PhD)
Undergraduate Students: Amariz Ochoa, Grace Lechowski, Taite Stotts, Charles Hasler
Project Location: Sierra Ancha Experimental Forest, AZ, USA
Funding Total: $350,000
Project Summary: In the Southwestern United States, droughts are increasing in intensity and duration, leaving forests vulnerable to catastrophic wildfire, mortality, and insect outbreaks. Such events are coming in rapid succession, leaving managers with little time and options for handling repeated and compounding disturbances. This project aims to investigate ecohydrological resilience and resistance of forested watersheds across a range of disturbances in the arid Southwest (SW). Results from this study will inform land management and restoration efforts in the region, particularly in watersheds that are facing a multitude of disturbance threats.
Presentations:
Ellis, E., Dymond S. F. 2024. Simulating the partition of evaporation, transpiration, and deep percolation by vegetation type in an arid montane watershed
using HYDRUS-1D. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, Dec. 10, Washington, D.C.
