Application of a quantitative method to evaluate flow regulating functions of ecosystems in the Zambezi Basin. Project report submitted to UNEP under the SADC project "Dam Synchronization and Flood Releases in the Zambezi River Basin".

By affecting transpiration and evaporation 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 fl...

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Main Authors:	McCartney, Matthew P., Xueliang Cai, Smakhtin, Vladimir U., Nhamo, Luxon
Format:	Informe técnico
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Water Management Institute 2011
Subjects:	river basins ecosystems flow regulation forests floodplains wetlands swamps hydrology time series analysis maps catchment areas
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/39988