Runoff modifications due to the conversion of natural grasslands to forests in a large basin in Uruguay

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 320-329

  Silveira, Luis ^a   Alonso, Jimena ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Afforestation; Impact assessment; Large basins

Indexed keywords

CEMENTS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; IRRIGATION; REFORESTATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; TIMBER; WATER ANALYSIS;

AFFORESTATION; ANNUAL RAINFALLS; CRITERIA AND INDICATORS; DAILY RAINFALLS; FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT; FORESTRY SECTORS; HYDROGRAPHS; IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENTS; LARGE BASINS; MONTREAL PROCESS; NATURAL GRASSLANDS; PEAK FLOWS; RAINFALL EVENTS; RICE IRRIGATIONS; RIVER BASINS; RUN-OFF VOLUMES; STORM HYDROGRAPHS; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATES; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENTS; URUGUAY; WATER LOSS;

WATER RESOURCES;

AFFORESTATION; BASIN ANALYSIS; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PEAK DISCHARGE; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; RIVER BASIN; RIVER DISCHARGE; RUNOFF; STREAMFLOW; UNIT HYDROGRAPH;

CONVERSION; FORESTATION; FORESTRY; GRASSES; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; HYDROGRAPHY; IRRIGATION; LAND; REFORESTATION; RICE; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCES;

RIO NEGRO [SOUTH AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA; URUGUAY;

EID: 61749084826     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.7156     Document Type: Article

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