Mingteh Chang, PhD, is Regents Professor of Forest Hydrology and Professor Emeritus within the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.
The third revised edition offers exhaustive information regarding concepts, processes and fundamental principles of forest hydrology. This publication discusses functional properties, distributions of water, forests and precipitation, humidity, runoff, soils and sedimentation and also research approaches in the forest and water. In addition, the watershed management and practical applications in forest hydrology and water recourse managements are also discussed in this book. -Nachrichten, Neue Publikationen,2013 Praise for the First Edition A textbook for most forest hydrology courses should not only cover topics on forest impacts on water but also provide the basics of water properties, movement, and storage in the atmosphere, soil matrix, and surface water bodies. Putting both major topic areas in one manageable textbook requires trade-offs that do not dilute either subject area too much, but rather skillfully blend the two together. Mingteh Chang has done just that in writing this book. -Richard C. Schultz, Professor of Forest Hydrology and Ecology, Iowa State University, in Forest Science, Vol. 49, No. 2 The book can be used as a text for students in agriculture, forestry, and land-resources management, and as a reference for foresters, rangers, geographers, watershed managers, biologists, agriculturalists, environmentalists, policy makers, engineers, and others who may need such background in their professions. -Falhry A. Assaad, Consultant, Geologist, and Data Analyst