Assessment of the impact of clear-cutting on groundwater regime in swampy habitats
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https://doi.org/10.46490/BF151Abstract
The aim of the study was evaluation of clear-cutting effect on water regime in a tree harvesting area. The results were made based on the study carried out in the Rakowski Ditch catchment, in Wielkopolska lowland in Poland. It was found that a more useful method to establish the effects of clear-cutting is to compare the groundwater level (GWL) in the post-clear-cutting area with that in a control area than to analyse the GWL changes in the same area before and after the clear-cutting. Regression analysis is a particularly useful tool in groundwater regime analyses. The results obtained in this study indicated that the groundwater regime changes in the post-clear-cutting area that were manifested as an increase in the mean GWL. The major changes in the groundwater regime after clear-cutting were observed in the minimum levels, while the lowest changes took place in the maximum GWL. The variation in GWL was higher in the period after clear-cutting than in the period before it. The analysis of linear regression of GWL in the well located in the clear-cutting area and that in the control area confirmed the change in the groundwater regime in the post-clear-cutting area. Stronger relations in the period before clear-cutting were observed.
Key words: clear-cutting, groundwater, forest catchment, swampy habitats
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Bliss, C. M. and Comerford, N. B. 2002. Forest harvesting influence on water table dynamics in a Florida flatwoods landscape. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 66(4), 1344-1349.
Dinor, J., Zakaria, A. Z., Abdullah, R., and AB Ghani, A. 2007. Deforestation effect to the runoff hydrograph at Sungai Padas catchment. In: 2nd International Conference on Managing Rivers in the 21st Century: Solutions Towards Sustainable River Basins, Riverside Kuching, Sarawak, Malasia: 351-359.
Dubé, S., Plamondon, A. P., and Rothwell, R. L. 1995. Watering up after clear‐cutting on forested wetlands of the St. Lawrence lowland. Water Resources Research 31(7): 1741-1750.
Dubé, S. and Plamondon, A. P. 1995. Relative importance of interception and transpiration changes causing watering-up after clearcutting on four wet sites. In: IAHS Publications-Series of Proceedings and Reports-Intern Assoc Hydrological Sciences 230: 113-120.
Fannin, R. J., Jaakkola, J., Wilkinson, J. M. T. and Hetherington, E. D. 2000. Hydrologic response of soils to precipitation at Carnation Creek, British Columbia, Canada. Water resources research 36(6): 1481-1494.
Fiedler, M. 2011. Gospodarka wodna mikrozlewni rolniczych z występującymi oczkami wodnymi na Pojezierzu Gnieźnieńskim [Water management in the agricultural microcatchments with midfield ponds on Gniezno Lakeland], Rozp. Nauk. UP w Poznaniu 425, 105 pp. (in Polish).
Finnegan, J., Regan, J. T., Fenton, O., Lanigan, G. J., Brennan, R. B. and Healy, M. G. 2014. The short-term effects of management changes on watertable position and nutrients in shallow groundwater in a harvested peatland forest. Journal of environmental management 142: 46-52.
Hairabedian, M. M. 2011. The Short-term Impacts of Aspen Clear-cutting on Upland Groundwater Recharge. Doctoral dissertation, University of Alberta, 94 pp.
Henriksen, A. and Kirkhusmo, L. A. 2000. Effects of clear-cutting of forest on the chemistry of a shallow groundwater aquifer in southern Norway.Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 4(2): 323-331.
Hotta, N., Tanaka, N., Sawano, S., Kuraji, K., Shiraki, K. and Suzuki, M. 2010. Changes in groundwater level dynamics after low-impact forest harvesting in steep, small watersheds. Journal of Hydrology 385: 120-131.
Johnson, A. C., Swanston, D. N., and McGee, K. E. 2000. Landslide initiation, runout, and deposition within clearcuts and old‐growth forests of Alaska. Journal of the American Water Resources Association 36(1): 17-30.
Jones, J. A. and Grant, G. E. 1996. Peak flows responses to clear-cutting and roads in small and large basins, western Cascades, Oregon. Water Resources Research 32(4): 959-974.
Kondracki, J. 2001. Geografia regionalna Polski [Regional geography of Poland]. Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN Warszawa, 441 pp. (in Polish).
Korytowski, M. 2013. Analiza zmian stanów wód gruntowych po wycięciu drzewostanu w siedlisku lasu mieszanego wilgotnego na przykładzie Leśnictwa Laski. [Analysis of ground-water level changes after cutting down a forest stand in moist mixed broadleaved forest habitat on the example of Laski Forestry]. Annual set the environment protection Koszalin 15: 1274-1286 (in Polish).
Lu, J, Sun, G., Steven, G. McNulty, S., G. and Comerford, N. B. 2009. Sensitivity of pine flatwoods hydrology to climate change and forest management in Florida. USA Wetlands 29(3): 826–836.
McCaughey, J. H. 1985. A radiation and energy balance study of mature forest. Boundary-Layer Meteorology 32: 1-24.
Miler, A., Kamiński, B., Czerniak, A., Grajewski, S., Okoński, B., Stasik, R., Drobiewska, E., Krysztofiak, A., Poszyler-Adamska, A. and Korżak, M. 2008. Ochrona obszarów mokradłowych na terenach leśnych [Wetland protection in forest area]. Wyd. UPP, monography, 137 pp (in Polish).
Moore, R. D. and Wondzell, S. M. 2005. Physical hydrology and the effects of forest harvesting in the Pacific Northwest: a review. Journal of American Resources Association August: 763-784.
Mumeka, A. 1986. Effect of deforestation and subsistence agriculture on runoff of the Kaufe River headwaters, Zambia. Hydrological Sciences Journal 31(4): 543-554.
Operat glebowo siedliskowy i fitosocjologiczny LZD Siemianice [Soil-habitat and phytosociology report for Forest Experimantal Farm Siemianice] 1999. Zakład Usług Ekologicznych i Urządzeniowo Leśnych Poznań, 194 pp. (in Polish).
Pothier, D., Prévost, M. and Auger, I. 2003. Using the shelterwood method to mitigate water table rise after forest harvesting. Forest Ecology and Management 179(1): 573-583.
Prévost, M. and Plamondon, A. P. 1987. Interception de la pluie par les débris et la couverture végétale établie après la coupe à blanc. Naturaliste Canadien 114: 127-132.
Przybyła, C. and Tymczuk Z. 2005. Aktualny stan i program małej retencji dla Wielkopolski. W: Gospodarowanie wodą w Wielkopolsce. Actual state and program of small retention for Wielkopolska in Water management in Wielkopolska, Red. K. Kasprzak. Abrys, Poznań, p. 7-15 (in Polish).
Polish Society of Soil Science 2009. Klasyfikacja uziarnienia gleb i utworów mineralnych–PTG 2008. [Particle size distribution and textural classes of soils and mineral materials - classification of Polish Society of Soil Sciences 2008] Soil science annual 60.2: 5-16 (in Polish).
Radler, K., Oltchev, A., Panferov, O., Klinck, U. and Gravenhorst, G. 2010. Radiation and temperature responses to a small clear-cut in a spruce forest, The Open Geography Journal 3: 103-114.
Rowe, L. K. and Fahey, B. D. 1991. Hydrology and water chemistry changes after harvesting small indigenous forest catchments Westland, New Zeland Sediment and Stream Water Quality in a Changing Environment: Trends and Exploanation, IAHS Publ. N. 203, p. 251-266.
Schelker, J., Kuglerová, L., Eklöf, K., Bishop, K. and Laudon, H. 2013. Hydrological effects of clear-cutting in a boreal forest–Snowpack dynamics, snowmelt and streamflow responses. Journal of Hydrology 484: 105-114.
Slesak, R. A., Lenhart, C. F., Brooks, K. N., D’Amato, A. W., and Palik, B. J. 2014. Water table response to harvesting and simulated emerald ash borer mortality in black ash wetlands in Minnesota, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 44(8): 961-968.
Sławski, M. 2006. Co możemy zyskać pozostawiając kępy starodrzewu na zrębach zupełnych? [What can we gain leaving tree clusters on clear-cut areas?], Studia i Materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo Leśnej, R.8, zeszyt 1 (11), Warszawa, p. 45-56 (in Polish).
Stasik, R., Szafrański, Cz., Korytowski, M. and Liberacki, D. 2011. Kształtowanie się zasobów wodnych w małych zlewniach leśnych na obszarze Wielkopolski [Evaluation of water resources in a small forest catchment in Wielkopolska Region]. Annual set the environment protection, t. 13, Koszalin, p. 1679-1698 (in Polish).
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Sun, G., Riekerk, H. and Kornhak, L. V. 2000. Ground-water-table rise after forest harvesting on cypress-pine flatwoods in Florida. USA Wetlands 20(1): 101-112.
Swank, W. T., Vose, J. M. and Elliott, K. J. 2001. Long-term hydrologic and water quality responses following commercial clearcutting on mixed hardwoods on a southern Appalachian catchment. Forest Ecology and Management 143: 163-178.
Szafrański, Cz. 2007. Zasoby wodne Polski i ich ochrona; w monografii: Zasoby przyrodnicze szansą zrównoważonego rozwoju [Water resources in Poland and its protection; in monography: Environment resources as the chance of sustainable development] Red. J. Nowacki Wyd. AR w Poznaniu, p. 67- 77 (in Polish).
Xu, Y-J., Burger, J. A., Aust, W. M., Patterson, S. C., Miwa, M. and Preston, D. P. 2002. Changes in surface water table depth and soil physical properties after harvest and establishment of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) in Atlantic coastal plain wetlands of South Carolina, Soil Tillage Researches 63: 109-121.
Winkler, R. D., Moore, R. D. D., Redding, T. E., Spittlehouse, D. L., Smerdon, B. D. and Carlyle-moses, D. E. 2010. The effects of forest disturbance on hydrologic processes and watershed response. In: Land Management Handbook, Compendium of forest hydrology and geomorphology in British Columbia. BC Min. For. Range, p. 179–212.
Woś, A. 1994. Klimat Niziny Wielkopolskiej [The climate of Wielkopolska Lowland], Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM, Poznań, 192 pp. (in Polish).
Woś, A. 1999. Klimat Polski (The climate of Poland). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Poznań, 300 pp. (in Polish).
Zabrocka-Kostrubiec, U. 2008. Mała retencja w lasach państwowych – stan i perspektywy [Small retention in state forests – present condition and future prospects], Studia i materiały Centrum Edukacji Przyrodniczo-Leśnej t. 10, z.2 (18): 55–63 (in Polish).
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Sojka, M. ., Stasik, R. ., & Korytowski, M. . (2020). Assessment of the impact of clear-cutting on groundwater regime in swampy habitats. Baltic Forestry, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.46490/BF151
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