Land use and land cover change (LUCC) affects regional climate through modifications in
the water balance and energy budget. These impacts are frequently expressed by: changes …

Social unrest is on the rise worldwide amid deepening inequalities, environmental
degradation, and job crises worsened by increasing social-environmental conflicts. In Chile …

Sustainable management of water ecosystem services requires reliable information to
support decision making. We evaluate the performance of the InVEST Seasonal Water Yield …

The amount and patterning of precipitation beneath vegetation is determined by throughfall
and stemflow. Throughfall is the portion of precipitation that falls through, or drips from, the …

Land-use and forest cover change play important roles in socio-economic processes and
have been linked with water supply and other ecosystem services in various regions of the …

This paper quantifies two important native forest ecosystem services in southern Chile: water
supply and recreational fishing opportunities. We analyzed streamflow in relation to forest …

Tree plantations play a controversial role in many nations' efforts to balance goals for
economic development, ecological conservation, and social justice. This paper seeks to …

Climate change (CC) along with Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULCC) have a strong
influence in water availability in already fragile Mediterranean ecosystems. In this work the …

Over the past 40 years, south-central Chile has experienced important land-use-induced
land cover changes, with massive conversion from native forests (NF) to Pinus radiata D …

The global expansion of tree plantations is often claimed to have positive effects for
mitigating global warming, preventing soil erosion, and reducing biodiversity loss. However …