Ashley Greenwood
Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science
The University of Melbourne
Level 1, 221 Bouverie St, Parkville
VIC, 3010, Australia
Email: a.greenwood2@pgrad.unimelb.edu.au
Degree
PhD
Thesis title
Assessing hydrological interception by plantation forestry for application in water resources management.
Supervisors
Dr Patrick Lane
Assoc Prof Leon Bren
Project Outline
Australian jurisdictions have recognised the potential of a number of land use change activities, including plantation forestry, to intercept significant volumes of water. Assessments are needed that are able to identify the significance of impacts of interception and to quantify thresholds above which water entitlements will be required. Work in this area to date has relied on a range of data and assessment techniques, the integrity of which has been the subject of debate between forestry interest groups, water management agencies and environmental organisations.
Research will analyse hydrological data and assessment techniques to develop more robust, defensible and transparent methods to underpin the efficient assessment of interception and support the sustainable development of plantation forestry.
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