The role of unpaved roads as active source areas of precipitation excess in small watersheds drained by ephemeral streams in the Northeastern Caribbean
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- 作者：Carlos E. Ramos-Scharró ; na ; cramos@austin.utexas.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Matthew C. LaFevorb
- 关键词：Coral reefs ; Dry tropics ; Forest roads ; Horton overland flow ; Runoff
- 刊名：Journal of Hydrology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：February 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：533
- 期：Complete
- 页码：168-179
- 全文大小：2173 K
文摘
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Land disturbance such as road building may pose risks to aquatic habitats.
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Infiltration rates on unpaved roads were one-quarter of those for undisturbed soils.
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Unpaved roads generate runoff ten times more frequently than ephemeral streams.
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The effect of unpaved roads on runoff in a dry tropical setting is unquestionable.