Ecohydrology: Future Perspectives

The sub-discipline of hydrology that deals with the study of interactions between water and ecological systems is termed as ecohydrology. Terrestrial and aquatic systems are studied under its domain. Terrestrial ecosystems include forests and deserts. It involves the interactions among vegetation, the land surface, the vadose zone and the groundwater. Aquatic ecosystems include streams, lakes, rivers and wetlands. It studies how their structures and functions are affected by water chemistry...