The stat of the art of terrestrial eco-hydrological mechanisms and numerical simulation

Eco-hydrology is a science related to the overlapping parts of ecology and hydrology, studying the relationship between vegetation and water cycle in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Climate change has significant effects on carbon and water cycles in terrestrial ecosystem, which have received extensive attentions in recent years. This paper provides a detailed analysis to the major parts of carbon and water cycles, and the relationship between these processes and environmental elements under climate change circumstances. This paper also summarized the classification and characteristics of eco-hydrological simulation models. Eco-hydrological simulation is an important approach to study the interaction between ecological and hydrological processes. The interaction mechanism and coupling of vegetation and hydrology at different scales is still a challenge in eco-hydrological research. Besides, researches on the response of eco-hydrological processes to climate change and human activities, and their feedback effects on climate are the most vigorous in this field.