Land cover and water yield: inference problems when comparing catchments with mixed land cover

Controlled experiments provide strong evidence that changing land cover (e.g. deforestation or afforestation) can affect mean catchment streamflow (<i>Q</i>). By contrast, a similarly strong influence has not been found in studies that interpret <i>Q<...

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Main Authors: A. I. J. M. van Dijk, J. L. Peña-Arancibia, L. A. (Sampurno) Bruijnzeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-09-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/16/3461/2012/hess-16-3461-2012.pdf