Human induced discharge diversion in a tropical delta and its environmental implications: The Patía River, Colombia

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 424-425, Issue , 2012, Pages 124-142

  Restrepo, Juan D ^a   Kettner, Albert ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD EAFIT   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal environmental change; Deltas; Hydrologic alteration; Pat a River; River diversion; Sediment load

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; CHANNEL BANKS; COASTAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES; COASTAL LANDS; COASTAL RETREAT; COLOMBIA; DELTA PLAIN; DELTAS; DIE-OFF; DISTRIBUTARY CHANNELS; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS; EROSION RATES; ESTUARINE SYSTEMS; ESTUARINE ZONES; HOLOCENES; HYDROLOGIC ALTERATION; HYDROLOGIC CHANGES; LAND DEGRADATION; MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES; MORPHOLOGICAL PROCESS; NATIONAL PARKS; OVERBANK FLOW; PEAT SOILS; RELATIVE SEA LEVEL; SEDIMENT LOAD; SEDIMENT YIELDS; SMALL STREAMS; SOUTH AMERICA; SURF ZONES; TIDAL FLAT; WATER DIVERSIONS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CATCHMENTS; DEFORESTATION; EROSION; ESTUARIES; FLOOD CONTROL; RIVER DIVERSION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; WATER SUPPLY;

RIVERS;

CREVASSE; DEFOLIATION; DEFORESTATION; DELTA; DRAINAGE BASIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; EROSION RATE; HOLOCENE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND DEGRADATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; PEAT SOIL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; SEDIMENT YIELD; SHORELINE; TIDAL FLAT;

COLOMBIA; PACIFIC COAST [SOUTH AMERICA]; PATIA RIVER;

EID: 84856802923     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2011.12.037     Document Type: Article

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