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Increase of human population will intensify efforts to supplement present water supplies. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that U.S. water needs will triple by the year 2000. This chapter summarizes natural hydrologic relationships and some results of attempts to make better use of water resources, both at the point of origin and downstream, by vegetation modifications and soil treatments.
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Branson, F.A. (1975). Natural and Modified Plant Communities As Related to Runoff and Sediment Yields. In: Hasler, A.D. (eds) Coupling of Land and Water Systems. Ecological Studies, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-86011-9_7
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