What are the projected shifts in hydrographs of major rivers and tributaries (MAV)?
We will use the Water Supply Stress Index model (WASSI) to predict how the ratio of water demand to supply in the MAV is influenced by the pertinent climate change scenarios. Output from the model will be displayed as maps detailing potential changes in the hydrographs of major rivers or streams. D. Evaluate the nature and extent of interactions of potential climate change outcomes e.g. severe weather events, drought, with forest pests. Human alterations of natural disturbances can affect tree physiology and the ability of tree species to recover from or resist forest pests (O’Leary, 1981). The disturbances across the forested landscape differ in time, space, magnitude and return periods; therefore these variations should be considered and evaluated with regard to the physiological responses in trees or forests to climate change. Short-term exposure to drought conditions may increase tree resistance to pest by subsequently lowering tree growth rates and shifting the use of photosynthat
