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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Meadow Hydrology"”.
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Created Ponds as Indicators of Restored Sierra Nevada Meadow Hydrology
… has led to extensive restoration of wet-meadow systems in the Sierra Nevada. Pond-and-plug restoration reconnects the stream with its historic floodplain and dams eroded gullies, which then fill with water, creating a series of ponds. Elevated groundwater tables and stream flooding return …
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Hydrologic Response to Conifer Removal and Upslope Harvest in an Encroached Montane Meadow
<p>Meadows are crucial components to larger river watersheds because of their unique hydrologic and ecological functions. Due to climate change, over grazing, and fire suppression, conifer encroachment into meadows has accelerated. In some western regions, nearly half of all meadow habitat has been …
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The Water Table, Soil Moisture and Evapotranspiration Conditions Following the Removal of Conifers from Two Encroached Meadows
<p>Montane meadows provide essential habitat for a variety of unique species and important ecosystem services in the western United States. Although important, meadows have experienced increased rates of conifer encroachment due to climate change, fire suppression and grazing. To combat meadow …