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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Humid tropics"”.
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Saturated hydraulic conductivity in the humid tropics : sources of variability, implications for monitoring and effects on near-surface hydrological flow paths
Large areas in the humid tropics are currently undergoing land-use change. The decrease of tropical rainforest, which is felled for land clearing and timber production, is countered by increasing areas of tree plantations and secondary forests. These changes are known to affect the regional water …
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Quantifying the immediate carbon emissions from El Niño-mediated wildfires in humid tropical forests
… produce substantial CO2 emissions in the humid tropics during El Niñomediated extreme droughts, and these emissions are expected to increase in coming decades. Immediate carbon emissions from uncontrolled wildfires in human-modified tropical forests can be considerable owing to high …
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Impacts of selected leguminous tree species and kaolinite pre-amendment on oil-contaminated soil for bioremediation in the oil-bearing region of Nigeria
… agents for oil spill remediation in the humid tropics.
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Modeling Fate and Transport of Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Crop Fields Under Tropical Conditions
… in leachate and runoff from crop fields under humid tropical conditions. An extensive literature synthesis identified appropriate relationships for representing hydrologic and NPS processes in the tropics, as well as soil and climate conditions that differ from temperate conditions and impact …
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Suspended-sediment characteristics in four humid tropical watersheds of contrasting land use, Puerto Rico
… production, delivery, and transport in the humid-tropics of Puerto Rico was developed through statistical analysis of storm-generated sediment loads and hydrologic characteristics from three time categories: (1) the current storm-generated event, (2) previous storm-generated events, and (3) …
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Adoption Potential of two Agroforestry Technologies: Improved Fallows and Domestication of Indigenous Fruit Trees in the Humid Forest and Savannah Zones of Cameroon
… English: Strategies to combat poverty in the humid tropics of West and Central Africa should not only tackle problems of shortening fallows and declining soil fertility, but also reduce farmers’ vulnerability and dependence on a few cash crops. The main objective of the present study was to …
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Spatial and temporal variability of the soil saturated hydraulic conductivity in gradients of disturbance
… to expand into ever more remote areas in the humid tropics, montane rainforests are increasingly threatened. In the south Ecuadorian Andes, they are not only subject to man-made disturbances but also to naturally occurring landslides. I was interested in the impact of this ecosystem dynamics …
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ASSESSING AND IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY OUTCOMES FOR TROPICAL FOREST RESTORATION
… in recent decades as a major phenomenon in the humid tropics due to agricultural expansion and regional drying, most restoration efforts do not account for potential impacts of fires on the value of tropical regenerating forests for biodiversity. In the second chapter of my dissertation, I …
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Urban Design and Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Warm Climates. Studies in Fez and Colombo
… the hot dry climate of Fez, Morocco, and the hot humid climate of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Both cities have highly uncomfortable climates and are experiencing problems of rapid population growth, leading to considerable horizontal expansion of urban development, characterised by inefficient land-use. …