River flow response to changes in vegetation cover in a South African fynbos catchment

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 55-60

  Hope, Allen ^a   Burvall, Anders ^b   Germishuyse, Talita ^c   Newby, Terrence ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HDR Inc   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

DWAF Working for Water Programme; Invasive vegetation; Molenaars River; Mountain catchments; Normalised difference vegetation index; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

DWAF WORKING FOR WATER PROGRAMME; INVASIVE VEGETATION; MOLENAARS RIVER; MOUNTAIN CATCHMENTS; NORMALISED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CATCHMENTS; DROUGHT; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; LANDFORMS; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SOIL MOISTURE; STREAM FLOW; UNDERWATER SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

VEGETATION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOMASS; CATCHMENT; FYNBOS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NDVI; OUTLIER; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER FLOW; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 64549110185     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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