Increased water yield due to the hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in New England

Kim, Jihyun; Hwang, Taehee; Schaaf, Crystal L.; Orwig, David A.; Boose, Emery; Munger, J. William

doi:10.1002/2016GL072327

Title: Increased water yield due to the hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in New England

Journal Article · 15 March 2017 · Geophysical Research Letters

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL072327 · OSTI ID:1402332

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Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington Indiana USA, Department of Earth and Environment Boston University Boston Massachusetts USA
Department of Geography Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington Indiana USA
School for the Environment University of Massachusetts Boston Boston Massachusetts USA
Harvard Forest Harvard University Petersham Massachusetts USA
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences Harvard University Cambridge Massachusetts USA

Abstract Over the past few decades, a hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) infestation has significantly affected eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis ) in the eastern U.S., and warmer winters are expected to promote a continued northward expansion in the future. Here we report a water yield increase due to the HWA infestation in New England, U.S. Since the first observation in 2002, peak growing season evapotranspiration over a hemlock‐dominated area has decreased by 24–37% in 2012 and 2013. Over the same time period, the water yield from the study catchment significantly increased as compared to an adjacent catchment with less hemlock cover. The net increase was estimated to be as much as 15.6% of annual water yield in 2014 based on an ecohydrological modeling analysis. This study indicates that the ongoing hemlock decline is also largely altering hydrological regimes in the northeastern U.S.

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OSTI ID:: 1402332

Journal Information:: Geophysical Research Letters, Journal Name: Geophysical Research Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 44; ISSN 0094-8276

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Country of Publication:: United States

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