Land Use‐Dependent Preferential Flow Paths Affect Hydrological Response of Steep Tropical Lowland Catchments With Saprolitic Soils

Abstract Forested catchments in Central Panama can produce more base flow during the dry season compared to pasture catchments—the so‐called “forest sponge effect.” During rainfall events, peak storm runoff rates and storm runoff coefficients can be lower for forested catchments than pasture catchme...

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Published in:	Water Resources Research
Main Authors:	Yanyan Cheng, Fred L. Ogden, Jianting Zhu, Mario Bretfeld
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2018-08-01
Subjects:	forest sponge effect land use and land cover hydrological modeling ecosystem services Panama
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1029/2017WR021875