Land use change impacts on the hydrology of wet Andean páramo ecosystems

IAHS-AISH Publication

Volumn 336, Issue , 2010, Pages 71-76

  Crespo, Patricio ^a,b   Célleri, Rolando ^a   Buytaert, Wouter ^c   Feyen, Jan ^a   Iñiguez, Vicente ^a   Borja, Pablo ^a   De Bievre, Bert ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CUENCA   (Ecuador)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d International Potato Center CONDESAN   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Andes; Ecuador; Land use changes; Mountain hydrology; P ramo

Indexed keywords

ANDES; BASEFLOWS; ECUADOR; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE CHANGES; LAND-USE CHANGE; LATERAL FLOW; LIVESTOCK GRAZING; LOW-INTENSITY; MINERAL HORIZON; MOUNTAIN HYDROLOGY; NEAR-SURFACE; ORGANIC LAYERS; PEAK FLOWS; PINE PLANTATIONS; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; RAIN EVENTS; RESEARCH RESULTS; SURFACE FLOW; VERTICAL INFILTRATION; WATER YIELD; WET CONDITIONS;

AGRICULTURE; ECOSYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; INFILTRATION; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; RAIN; RESEARCH; RUNOFF; WATER SUPPLY;

CATCHMENTS;

BASEFLOW; CATCHMENT; CONIFEROUS TREE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GRAZING; INFILTRATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MOUNTAIN REGION; WATER YIELD;

ANDES; ECUADOR;

ANIMALIA; HORTONIA;

EID: 79551505851     PISSN: 01447815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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