Impact of land-use change on catchment water balance: a case study in the central region of South Africa

Abstract An assessment study on the impact of land use change through afforestation on catchment water balance was carried out in one of the semi-arid quaternary catchments (C52A) of the Modder River Basin located in the central region of South Africa. The study used ArcGIS and the Soil and Water As...

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Main Authors: Yali E. Woyessa, Worku A. Welderufael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-11-01
Series:Geoscience Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40562-021-00204-9