The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview
Conservation 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 bee...
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okr-10986-83232021-04-23T14:02:42Z The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview Douglas, Ellen M. Sebastian, Kate Vörösmarty, Charles J. Wood, Stanley Chomitz, Kenneth M. AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURE ANNUAL RUNOFF BASINS BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGY BIOSPHERE BOUNDARIES CARBON CYCLE CARBON STORAGE CATCHMENT CHANNEL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC CHANGE CONIFEROUS FORESTS CONSERVATION CROPLAND CROPS DATA SETS DECIDUOUS FORESTS DEFORESTATION DISCHARGE DRAINAGE EARTH ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY ECOSYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE EROSION EROSION CONTROL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FLOODING FLOODPLAINS FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CLEARING FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST CONVERSION FOREST COVER FOREST DWELLERS FOREST PRESERVATION FOREST SYSTEMS FORESTS GEOSPHERE GRASSLAND GRASSLANDS GRAZING GRAZING LANDS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITIES HUMAN SETTLEMENTS HYDROLOGICAL MODELS LAND COVER LAND COVER CHANGE LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE PRACTICES LAND USES LAND-USE LATITUDE LOGGING LONGITUDE MOUNTAINS NORTH AMERICA OCEANS PASTURE PASTURELAND PEAK FLOWS PHYSICS PLANT SPECIES POINT POTENTIAL IMPACTS PRECIPITATION PRESERVATION RAINFALL REMOTE SENSING RIVER BASINS RIVER SYSTEMS RUNOFF SAVANNAS SOIL SOIL MOISTURE SOIL PHYSICS SOIL PROPERTIES SOIL WATER SOIL WATER CONTENT SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST ASIA STORMS STUDY AREA TIMBER TIMBER TRADE TREES TROPICAL FORESTS TROPICS UNEP UPLAND LAND UPLANDS VEGETATION WATER BALANCE WATER CYCLE WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERSHEDS WILDLIFE WOOD Conservation 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 k 2012-06-18T19:14:11Z 2012-06-18T19:14:11Z 2005-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5860911/role-tropical-forests-supporting-biodiversity-hydrological-integrity-synoptic-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8323 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 3635 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURE ANNUAL RUNOFF BASINS BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGY BIOSPHERE BOUNDARIES CARBON CYCLE CARBON STORAGE CATCHMENT CHANNEL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC CHANGE CONIFEROUS FORESTS CONSERVATION CROPLAND CROPS DATA SETS DECIDUOUS FORESTS DEFORESTATION DISCHARGE DRAINAGE EARTH ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY ECOSYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE EROSION EROSION CONTROL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FLOODING FLOODPLAINS FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CLEARING FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST CONVERSION FOREST COVER FOREST DWELLERS FOREST PRESERVATION FOREST SYSTEMS FORESTS GEOSPHERE GRASSLAND GRASSLANDS GRAZING GRAZING LANDS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITIES HUMAN SETTLEMENTS HYDROLOGICAL MODELS LAND COVER LAND COVER CHANGE LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE PRACTICES LAND USES LAND-USE LATITUDE LOGGING LONGITUDE MOUNTAINS NORTH AMERICA OCEANS PASTURE PASTURELAND PEAK FLOWS PHYSICS PLANT SPECIES POINT POTENTIAL IMPACTS PRECIPITATION PRESERVATION RAINFALL REMOTE SENSING RIVER BASINS RIVER SYSTEMS RUNOFF SAVANNAS SOIL SOIL MOISTURE SOIL PHYSICS SOIL PROPERTIES SOIL WATER SOIL WATER CONTENT SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST ASIA STORMS STUDY AREA TIMBER TIMBER TRADE TREES TROPICAL FORESTS TROPICS UNEP UPLAND LAND UPLANDS VEGETATION WATER BALANCE WATER CYCLE WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERSHEDS WILDLIFE WOOD |
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AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL LAND USE AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURE ANNUAL RUNOFF BASINS BIODIVERSITY BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION BIOGEOGRAPHY BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY BIOLOGY BIOSPHERE BOUNDARIES CARBON CYCLE CARBON STORAGE CATCHMENT CHANNEL CLIMATE CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATIC CHANGE CONIFEROUS FORESTS CONSERVATION CROPLAND CROPS DATA SETS DECIDUOUS FORESTS DEFORESTATION DISCHARGE DRAINAGE EARTH ECOLOGICAL PROCESSES ECOSYSTEM ECOSYSTEM DIVERSITY ECOSYSTEMS ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE EROSION EROSION CONTROL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION FLOODING FLOODPLAINS FLOODS FOREST FOREST AREAS FOREST CLEARING FOREST CONSERVATION FOREST CONVERSION FOREST COVER FOREST DWELLERS FOREST PRESERVATION FOREST SYSTEMS FORESTS GEOSPHERE GRASSLAND GRASSLANDS GRAZING GRAZING LANDS GREENHOUSE GAS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITIES HUMAN SETTLEMENTS HYDROLOGICAL MODELS LAND COVER LAND COVER CHANGE LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION LAND PRODUCTIVITY LAND USE LAND USE CHANGE LAND USE PRACTICES LAND USES LAND-USE LATITUDE LOGGING LONGITUDE MOUNTAINS NORTH AMERICA OCEANS PASTURE PASTURELAND PEAK FLOWS PHYSICS PLANT SPECIES POINT POTENTIAL IMPACTS PRECIPITATION PRESERVATION RAINFALL REMOTE SENSING RIVER BASINS RIVER SYSTEMS RUNOFF SAVANNAS SOIL SOIL MOISTURE SOIL PHYSICS SOIL PROPERTIES SOIL WATER SOIL WATER CONTENT SOILS SOUTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST ASIA STORMS STUDY AREA TIMBER TIMBER TRADE TREES TROPICAL FORESTS TROPICS UNEP UPLAND LAND UPLANDS VEGETATION WATER BALANCE WATER CYCLE WATERSHED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT WATERSHEDS WILDLIFE WOOD Douglas, Ellen M. Sebastian, Kate Vörösmarty, Charles J. Wood, Stanley Chomitz, Kenneth M. The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview |
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Conservation 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 k |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Douglas, Ellen M. Sebastian, Kate Vörösmarty, Charles J. Wood, Stanley Chomitz, Kenneth M. |
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Douglas, Ellen M. Sebastian, Kate Vörösmarty, Charles J. Wood, Stanley Chomitz, Kenneth M. |
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Douglas, Ellen M. |
title |
The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview |
title_short |
The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview |
title_full |
The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview |
title_fullStr |
The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview |
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The Role of Tropical Forests in Supporting Biodiversity and Hydrological Integrity : A Synoptic Overview |
title_sort |
role of tropical forests in supporting biodiversity and hydrological integrity : a synoptic overview |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5860911/role-tropical-forests-supporting-biodiversity-hydrological-integrity-synoptic-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8323 |
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