Dataset from Zenodo · Woodward, Craig A.
Data from: The hydrological legacy of deforestation on global wetlands
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- May 28, 2022
Description
Increased 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.
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Files (6)
- XLSDatabase S2.xls36 kB
- XLSDatabase S1.xls236 kB
- XLSDatabase S3.xls339 kB
- TXTREADME_for_Database S1.txt1.6 kB
- TXTREADME_for_Database S2.txt981 byte
- TXTREADME_for_Database S3.txt1.7 kB
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