The hydrological significance of cloud forests in the Sierra de las Minas Biosphere Reserve, Guatemala

Geoforum

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-93

  Holder, Curtis D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud forests; Deforestation; Fog precipitation; Guatemala; Hydrology; Water resources

Indexed keywords

CLOUD FOREST; DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; WATER SUPPLY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SIERRA DE LAS MINAS BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

EID: 30344440731     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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