Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin
By affecting evapotranspiration and influencing how water is routed and stored in a basin, forests, wetlands and floodplains play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. Although they are widely attributed a major role in regulating flows (i.e., both attenuating floods and maintaining flow during...
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| author | McCartney, Matthew P. Xueliang Cai Smakhtin, Vladimir U. |
| author_browse | McCartney, Matthew P. Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Xueliang Cai |
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| description | By affecting evapotranspiration and influencing how water is routed and stored in a basin, forests, wetlands and floodplains play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. Although they are widely attributed a major role in regulating flows (i.e., both attenuating floods and maintaining flow during dry periods), these services are rarely factored into the planning and management of water resources. One reason for the failure to include them is lack of understanding. Very often the extent to which natural regulating functions really occur is unclear. Against this background, this report describes a simple, pragmatic approach for quantifying the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems. The method has been applied at 14 locations in the Zambezi River Basin. |
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| spelling | CGSpace399332025-11-07T08:44:54Z Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin McCartney, Matthew P. Xueliang Cai Smakhtin, Vladimir U. river basins ecosystems flow control forests vegetation woodlands wetlands floodplains rain runoff hydrological cycle evaporation time series analysis By affecting evapotranspiration and influencing how water is routed and stored in a basin, forests, wetlands and floodplains play a crucial role in the hydrological cycle. Although they are widely attributed a major role in regulating flows (i.e., both attenuating floods and maintaining flow during dry periods), these services are rarely factored into the planning and management of water resources. One reason for the failure to include them is lack of understanding. Very often the extent to which natural regulating functions really occur is unclear. Against this background, this report describes a simple, pragmatic approach for quantifying the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems. The method has been applied at 14 locations in the Zambezi River Basin. 2013 2014-06-13T14:29:43Z 2014-06-13T14:29:43Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39933 en Open Access application/pdf International Water Management Institute McCartney, Matthew; Cai, Xueliang; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2013. Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 51p. (IWMI Research Report 148) doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2013.206 |
| spellingShingle | river basins ecosystems flow control forests vegetation woodlands wetlands floodplains rain runoff hydrological cycle evaporation time series analysis McCartney, Matthew P. Xueliang Cai Smakhtin, Vladimir U. Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin |
| title | Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin |
| title_full | Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin |
| title_short | Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin |
| title_sort | evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the zambezi river basin |
| topic | river basins ecosystems flow control forests vegetation woodlands wetlands floodplains rain runoff hydrological cycle evaporation time series analysis |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39933 |
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