https://doi.org/10.4081/jae.2014.221

Forest use strategies in watershed management and restoration: application to three small mountain watersheds in Latin America

Vol. 45 No. 1 (2014)
    Published:20 June 2014
    water and sediments cycle, water and sediments dynamics, forest, watershed management and restoration.
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    Juan Ángel Mintegui Aguirre
    juanangel.mintegui@upm.es
    Department of Forest Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Spain.
    José Carlos Robredo Sánchez
    Department of Forest Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Spain.
    Carlos de Gonzalo Aranoa
    Department of Forest Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Spain.
    Pablo Huelin Rueda
    Department of Forest Engineering, Technical University of Madrid, Spain.
    Jorge Fallas
    International Center in Economic Policy for the Sustainable Development (CINPE), National University of Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica.
    Felipe Cisneros
    Water and Soil Management Program (PROMAS), Department of Water and Soil Resources Engineering, University of Cuenca, Ecuador.
    Pedro Cisneros
    Water and Soil Management Program (PROMAS), Department of Water and Soil Resources Engineering, University of Cuenca, Ecuador.
    Adriana Urciuolo
    National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina.
    Rodolfo Iturraspe
    National University of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia, Argentina.
    The effect of forests on flow and flood lamination decreases as the magnitude and intensity of torrential events and the watershed surface increase, thus resulting negligible when extreme events affect large catchments. However the effect of forests is advantageous in case of major events, which occur more often, and is particularly effective in soil erosion control. As a result, forests have been extensively used for watershed management and restoration, since they regulate water and sediments cycles, preventing the degradation of catchments.

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    Mintegui Aguirre, J. Ángel (2014) “Forest use strategies in watershed management and restoration: application to three small mountain watersheds in Latin America”, Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 45(1), pp. 3–14. doi: 10.4081/jae.2014.221.

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