Linking Forest Cover to Water Quality: A Multivariate Analysis of Large Monitoring Datasets
Forested catchments are generally assumed to provide higher quality water. However, this hypothesis must be validated in various contexts as interactions between multiple land use and land cover (LULC) types, ecological variables and water quality variables render this relationship highly complex. This paper applies a straightforward multivariate approach on a typical large monitoring dataset of a highly managed and densely populated area (Wallonia, Belgium; 10-year dataset), quantifying forest cover effects on nine physico-chemical water quality variables. Results show that forest cover expla... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Water, Vol 9, Iss 3, p 176 (2017) |
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MDPI AG
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Schlagwörter: | physico-chemical water quality / land cover / land use / forests / agriculture / Wallonia / Belgium / monitoring network / water framework directive / redundancy analysis / Hydraulic engineering / TC1-978 / Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes / TD201-500 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28860924 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/w9030176 |