Land use change effects on runoff generation in a humid tropical montane cloud forest region

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 3543-3560

  Munoz Villers L E ^a   McDonnell, J J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROGRAPH SEPARATION ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGICAL CONDITION; HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES; RAINFALL INTERCEPTION; RAINFALL-RUNOFF RESPONSE; RUNOFF GENERATION PROCESS; TROPICAL MONTANE CLOUD FOREST;

AGRICULTURE; CATCHMENTS; ISOTOPES; RAIN; RUNOFF; SOILS; STORMS; STREAM FLOW; TROPICS; WETTING;

REFORESTATION;

CATCHMENT; DATA ACQUISITION; FLOW FIELD; HUMID TROPICS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; LAND USE CHANGE; MONTANE FOREST; REGENERATION; RUNOFF; SECONDARY FOREST; STREAMFLOW;

AGRICULTURE; ISOTOPES; RAIN; REFORESTATION; RUNOFF; SOIL; STREAM FLOW; TROPICS; WETTING;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; VERACRUZ;

EID: 84884792168     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-17-3543-2013     Document Type: Article

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