Routledge Handbook of Terrestrial Ecohydrology by Wilcox, Bradford P.; Asbjornsen, Heidi; Creed, Irena F.;

Short description:

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of terrestrial ecohydrology, a rapidly evolving discipline focusing on the interactions of biota and water. The handbook is essential reading for students, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers working in the field of ecohydrology.

Long description:

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of terrestrial ecohydrology, a rapidly evolving discipline focusing on the interactions of biota and water.

Understanding these interactions is especially important given the pace and scale of environmental change, with climate warming, deforestation, land-use change, groundwater depletion, urbanization, and other human activities are fundamentally reshaping how water is partitioned among evaporation, transpiration, interception, infiltration, storage, and runoff. Addressing these issues, the Routledge Handbook of Terrestrial Ecohydrology provides a thorough introduction to the concepts, methods, and questions that define terrestrial ecohydrology and presents a comprehensive overview of the state of the science as it is being applied around the world. The handbook is organized into seven parts:

• Part 1: Ecohydrology and Water Fluxes across Scales


• Part 2: Ecohydrology Theory


• Part 3: Biomes in Transition


• Part 4: Ecohydrology of Managed Ecosystems


• Part 5: Fauna and Ecohydrology


• Part 6: Methods in Ecohydrology


• Part 7: Ecohydrology and Society

Presenting a global view, with established and up and coming international contributors, the handbook showcases how ecohydrology has matured into a vibrant, problem-driven field that is central to understanding and managing water in a rapidly changing world. The handbook concludes by weaving insights, offering design rules, measurement portfolios, and open questions that link local interventions to downstream and downwind benefits for society.

The handbook is essential reading for students, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers working in the field of ecohydrology.

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: Terrestrial Ecohydrology in the 21st Century   Part I: Ecohydrology and Water Fluxes Across Scales  2. Scaling Water Fluxes in Plants: From Organs to Whole Plants   3. Scale and Spatial Heterogeneity in Ecohydrology  4. Vegetation–Climate Feedbacks   5. Water Fluxes Mediated by Vegetation  6. Forest Disturbance and Cumulative Hydrological Effects at the Watershed Scale   7. Partitioning Evapotranspiration   8. Ecohydrology of Fog and Dew  9. Ecohydrology of Roots and Rock   10. Groundwater Systems in Drylands  11. Precipitation Recycling  12. Ecohydrology of Forest Disturbance   Part II: Ecohydrology Theory  13. Soil Moisture Controls on Soil Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics  14. Stomatal Regulation  15. Vegetation Pattern Formation  16. Critical Transitions in Ecohydrology   17. Theory of Plant Water Stress   18. Stochastic Soil Water Balance: Linking Rainfall Variability to Ecology and Ecosystem Management   Part III: Biomes in Transition  19. Ecohydrology of Desert Grasslands and Shrublands   20. Ecohydrology of Grassland Biomes—Savannas and Woodlands   21. Ecohydrology of Temperate Forests   22. Ecohydrology of Tropical Forests   23. Peatland Ecohydrology   24. Ecohydrology of Alpine Regions   25. Arctic–Boreal Ecohydrology   26. Examining Dynamic Ecohydrology in Dryland Riparian Forests    Part IV: Ecohydrology of Managed Ecosystems  27. Ecohydrology of Groundwater-Dependent Forests   28. Ecohydrology of Agroforestry Systems   29. Ecohydrology of Urban Environments   30. Ecohydrology of Agricultural Systems   Part V: Fauna and Ecohydrology   31. Mammals as Ecohydrological Engineers   32. Livestock Impacts on Ecohydrological Function  33. Earthworms, Ants, and Termites as Ecohydrological Engineers   Part VI: Methods in Ecohydrology   34. Measuring Evapotranspiration    35. Hydrogen and Oxygen Isotope Tracers in Ecohydrology   36. Remote Sensing Ecohydrology   37. Measuring Rainfall Interception by Plants   38. Plant Physiology Methods for Ecohydrology   39. Monitoring Soil Water Dynamics    Part VII: Ecohydrology and Society  40. Ecohydrology and Ecosystem Services   41. Forest Landscapes Capable of Restoring the Water Cycle, Cooling the Climate, and Providing Human Welfare   42. Rewetting of Historically Drained Inland Wetlands as a Nature-Based Solution  43. Coastal Wetland Ecohydrology and Ecosystem Services Under Global Change  44. Socio-Hydrology and Coupled Human–Water Systems   45. Cross-Cutting Themes in Terrestrial Ecohydrology in an Era of Transformational Change