Wealth of water resources and its relation to vegetation cover in the Forest Reserve Greece, Alajuela, Costa Rica.

 

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Autori: Barrantes Barrantes, Edwin Alberto, Méndez Estrada, Víctor Hugo
Natura: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Data di pubblicazione:2016
Descrizione:Ecosystems provide various environmental services such as key recharge and ow of the water resource, but they can be damaged by human activity. Understanding vegetation cover allows administrators to predict the effects of such changes on groundwater and the actions needed in ad- ministration. Grecia Forest Reserve is a 2000-hectare zone in Costa Rica that affects eleven settlements in the region. There we measured vegetation cover and water volume in all water springs (N=70). We identified four vegetation groups: secondary forest, scrubland, pasture and pine forest; and an overall mean ow of 1,12 l/s/ha. Most water springs were found in secondary forest, which had the highest vegetation cover; however, scrublands had higher flows.
Stato:Portal de Revistas UNED
Istituzione:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Lingua:Español
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OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/1215
Accesso online:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/cuadernos/article/view/1215
Keyword:Nascent
recharge zone
aquifers
gauging
volumetric sys- tem
land use.
Naciente
zona de recarga
mantos acuíferos
aforar
sistema volumétrico
uso de suelo