Attempts to determine the effects of forest cover on stream flow by direct hydrological measurements in Los Negros, Bolivia

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1881-1888

  Le Tellier, Valentin ^a   Carrasco, Alex ^b   Asquith, Nigel ^c  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b Centro de Investigación Económica del Colegio de Economista   (Bolivia)

^c Property and Environment Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Hydrology; Monitoring; Payments for environmental services

Indexed keywords

BOLIVIA; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DRY SEASON STREAM FLOW; FOREST COVER; GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY; HIGH QUALITY DATA; HYDROLOGICAL DATA; HYDROLOGICAL PROPERTIES; LANDSAT IMAGES; LOW COSTS; LOW QUALITIES; MONITORING SYSTEM; ON-STREAM; PAYMENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; RAIN GAUGES; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SHORT PERIODS; STREAM DISCHARGE; TROPICAL MONTANE FOREST;

CATCHMENTS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; GAGES; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER; WATERSHEDS;

MONITORING;

CATCHMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DISCHARGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FOREST COVER; LAND USE; MONTANE FOREST; RAINGAUGE; RESEARCH PROGRAM; STREAMFLOW; WATERSHED;

BOLIVIA; COSTS; DROUGHT; FORESTRY; HYDROLOGY; LAND USE; METEOROLOGY; MONITORING; STREAM FLOW; WATER SHEDS;

BOLIVIA; LOS NEGROS VALLEY; SANTA CRUZ [BOLIVIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349156152     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.04.031     Document Type: Article

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