Equivalent Clearcut Area
Equivalent Clearcut Area : An index of potential watershed-level hydrologic impacts (e.g., increased peak runoff) due to forest cover removal, normally expressed as a percentage of the naturally forested area of a watershed; areas where forest cover has been completely removed by harvesting, fire, or other disturbances are assessed as full percentages (e.g., clearcuts, intensive burns); areas with partial stand removal are pro-rated according to the percentage of the crown cover removed (i.e., equivalent to clearcut); areas partially recovered through forest regeneration are pro-rated according to the degree of crown closure and tree height
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