Interactions between vegetation and water yield in Tasmanian highland catchment

A hydrological study has been made of the effects of vegetation on water yield in the Central Plateau catchments of Tasmania. The analysis has measured the efficiency of highland vegetation in straining out small diameter water droplets, both liquid and frozen, that prevail in low cloud, mist and fog., Run-off from experimental bas been compared with fog deposits in gauges built to quantify the potential importance of small diameter droplets over large areas. Evapotranspiration losses of water have been examined, and the effect of a severe fire on run-off has been analysed.