Hydrologic Impacts of Forest Disturbance, Conversion and Restoration

<p>A&nbsp;global database comparing&nbsp;the impacts of disturbance, conversion, and restoration of native forests on hydrological processes of great importance for water security. The database is focused on local comparisons or a limited number of hydrological processes and land-use types, spanning&nbsp;1049 cases from 287 primary studies in 58 countries and 12 biomes. The database includes changes in six hydrological processes (i.e. interception, overland flow, evapotranspiration -total and as a share of rainfall, infiltration, and streamflow, and land-use types (logged, degraded, burned, clear-cut, and restored native forests, monoculture tree plantations, orchards/agroforestry areas, pasturelands, and croplands). Even this database&nbsp;is not focused on evaluating water balances or considers water closure regimes,&nbsp;values on these processes can be used as indicators of changes in water processes&nbsp;across native forest cover and other land use types.</p>