June 2010
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Grayson et al. (2010) Long-term change in storm hydrographs in response to peatland vegetation change
This study investigated the long-term influence of vegetation cover changes on storm hydrographs in a blanket peat catchment in northern England. It found that reduced vegetation cover leads to significantly peakier hydrographs with higher peak flows and narrower shapes, demonstrating for the first time a catchment-scale link between peatland vegetation and river flow response.