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The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview

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dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Ellen M.
dc.contributor.authorSebastian, Kate
dc.contributor.authorVörösmarty, Charles J.
dc.contributor.authorWood, Stanley
dc.contributor.authorChomitz, Kenneth M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-18T19:14:11Z
dc.date.available2012-06-18T19:14:11Z
dc.date.issued2005-06
dc.description.abstractConservation of high-biodiversity tropical forests is sometimes justified on the basis of assumed hydrological benefits - in particular, the reduction of flooding hazards for downstream floodplain populations. However, the "far-field" link between deforestation and distant flooding has been difficult to demonstrate empirically. This simulation study assesses the relationship between forest cover and hydrology for all river basins intersecting the world's tropical forest biomes. The study develops a consistent set of pan-tropical land cover maps gridded at one-half degree latitude and longitude. It integrates these data with existing global biogeophysical data. The study applies the Water Balance Model - a coarse-scale process-based hydrological model - to assess the impact of land cover changes on runoff. It quantifies the impacts of forest conversion on biodiversity and hydrology for two scenarios - historical forest conversion and the potential future conversion of the most threatened remaining tropical forests. A worst-case scenario of complete conversion of the most threatened of the remaining forested areas would mean the loss of another three million ken
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5860911/role-tropical-forests-supporting-biodiversity-hydrological-integrity-synoptic-overview
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3635
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/8323
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 3635
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND USE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectANNUAL RUNOFF
dc.subjectBASINS
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
dc.subjectBIOGEOGRAPHY
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectBIOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOSPHERE
dc.subjectBOUNDARIES
dc.subjectCARBON CYCLE
dc.subjectCARBON STORAGE
dc.subjectCATCHMENT
dc.subjectCHANNEL
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE VARIABILITY
dc.subjectCLIMATIC CHANGE
dc.subjectCONIFEROUS FORESTS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCROPLAND
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectDATA SETS
dc.subjectDECIDUOUS FORESTS
dc.subjectDEFORESTATION
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectEARTH
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL PROCESSES
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectEROSION CONTROL
dc.subjectEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subjectFLOODING
dc.subjectFLOODPLAINS
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST AREAS
dc.subjectFOREST CLEARING
dc.subjectFOREST CONSERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST CONVERSION
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST DWELLERS
dc.subjectFOREST PRESERVATION
dc.subjectFOREST SYSTEMS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGEOSPHERE
dc.subjectGRASSLAND
dc.subjectGRASSLANDS
dc.subjectGRAZING
dc.subjectGRAZING LANDS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectHUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectHYDROLOGICAL MODELS
dc.subjectLAND COVER
dc.subjectLAND COVER CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND COVER CLASSIFICATION
dc.subjectLAND PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE CHANGE
dc.subjectLAND USE PRACTICES
dc.subjectLAND USES
dc.subjectLAND-USE
dc.subjectLATITUDE
dc.subjectLOGGING
dc.subjectLONGITUDE
dc.subjectMOUNTAINS
dc.subjectNORTH AMERICA
dc.subjectOCEANS
dc.subjectPASTURE
dc.subjectPASTURELAND
dc.subjectPEAK FLOWS
dc.subjectPHYSICS
dc.subjectPLANT SPECIES
dc.subjectPOINT
dc.subjectPOTENTIAL IMPACTS
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectPRESERVATION
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectREMOTE SENSING
dc.subjectRIVER BASINS
dc.subjectRIVER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectRUNOFF
dc.subjectSAVANNAS
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL MOISTURE
dc.subjectSOIL PHYSICS
dc.subjectSOIL PROPERTIES
dc.subjectSOIL WATER
dc.subjectSOIL WATER CONTENT
dc.subjectSOILS
dc.subjectSOUTH AMERICA
dc.subjectSOUTHEAST ASIA
dc.subjectSTORMS
dc.subjectSTUDY AREA
dc.subjectTIMBER
dc.subjectTIMBER TRADE
dc.subjectTREES
dc.subjectTROPICAL FORESTS
dc.subjectTROPICS
dc.subjectUNEP
dc.subjectUPLAND LAND
dc.subjectUPLANDS
dc.subjectVEGETATION
dc.subjectWATER BALANCE
dc.subjectWATER CYCLE
dc.subjectWATERSHED
dc.subjectWATERSHED MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATERSHEDS
dc.subjectWILDLIFE
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.titleThe Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overviewen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Role Of Tropical Forests In Supporting Biodiversity And Hydrological Integrity: A Synoptic Overview
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5860911/role-tropical-forests-supporting-biodiversity-hydrological-integrity-synoptic-overview
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.guid563001468137096058
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-3635
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000016406_20050614123708
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5860911
okr.identifier.reportWPS3635
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicEarth Sciences and GIS
okr.topicRural Development::Forestry
okr.topicDrylands and Desertification
okr.topicClimate Change
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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