The Río Chagres, Panama A Multidisciplinary Profile of a Tropical Watershed /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Harmon, Russell S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Σειρά: Water Science and Technology Library ; 52
• Θέματα: Earth sciences.; Hydrology.; Geochemistry.; Hydrogeology.; Remote sensing.; Biodiversity.; Nature conservation.; Earth Sciences.; Hydrology/Water Resources.; Nature Conservation.; Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry.

This book calls the attention of the scientific community, government organizations and non-government agencies, and the general public, to arguably one of the most important and complex of the world’s tropical rainforest regions – the greater Panama Canal Watershed. The Río Chagres basin is the pri...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Setting the Scene
• A Geographic Overview of Panama
• An Introduction to the Panama Canal Watershed
• Light and Shadows in the Management of the Panama Canal Watershed
• Geological Development of Panama
• The Upper Río Chagres Basin
• Igneous Geology and Geochemistry of the Upper Río Chagres Basin
• GIS-Based Stream Network Analysis for the Upper Río Chagres Basin, Panama
• Soils of the Upper Río Chagres Basin, Panama
• Hydrology of Hillslope Soils in the Upper Río Chagres Watershed, Panama
• Infiltration in the Upper Río Chagres Basin, Panama
• Runoff Production in the Upper Río Chagres Watershed, Panama
• Downstream Hydraulic Geometry along a Tropical Mountain River
• Bedrock Channel Incision along the Upper Río Chagres Basin, Panama
• Using TRMM to Explore Rainfall Variability in the Upper Río Chagres Catchment, Panama
• Tree Species Composition and Beta Diversity in the Upper Río Chagres Basin, Panama
• A Note on Amphibians and Reptiles in the Upper Río Chagres Basin, Panama
• The Regional Perspective
• High Spatial and Spectral Resolution Remote Sensing of Panama Canal Zone Watershed Forests
• Biogeographic History and the High Beta-Diversity of Rainforest Trees in Panama
• World Holdings of Avian Tissues from Panama
• Estimation of Landslide Importance in Hillslope Erosion Within the Panama Canal Watershed
• Long-Term Sediment Generation Rates for the Upper Río Chagres Basin
• Estimation of Regional Actual Evapotranspiration in the Panama Canal Watershed
• Operational Rainfall and Flow Forecasting for the Panama Canal Watershed
• Projected Land-Use Change for the Eastern Panama Canal Watershed and Its Potential Impact.