Characterization of flowpaths to improve the prediction of vegetation impacts on hydrological processes in semi-arid mountainous catchments of the Cape Fold Belt
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Date
2021
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University of Western Cape
Abstract
Mountainous areas are important water sources in many landscapes. An understanding of
how mountainous catchments function is important particularly in semi-arid areas, where
water shortages are prevalent. In addition to climate and physiographic factors, the
hydrological responses of mountainous catchments can be influenced by land uses and land
cover types. Although the general effects of land use and land cover types on hydrological
processes are known, prediction of the specific effects in a given catchment is still
problematic. This study characterized flowpaths, and hydrological responses to different land
cover types in a semi-arid, mountainous Kromme River catchment (Eastern Cape province of
South Africa), located in the Cape Fold Mountains of the Table Mountain Group (TMG)
geological region.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD
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Groundwater, Surface water, Soil water content, Black wattle, Cape Fold Belt