Impact of changes in land use in the flow of the Pará River Basin, MG

• Published in: Revista brasileira de engenharia agrícola e ambiental Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 70 - 76
• Main Authors: Rodrigues, Evandro L., Elmiro, Marcos A. T., Braga, Francisco de A., Jacobi, Claudia M., Rossi, Rafael D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola - UFCG 01.01.2015; Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
• Subjects: AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; Cerrado; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; floresta estacional semidecidual; vazão; Cerrado; flow; floresta estacional semidecidual; seasonal semideciduous forest; vazão

Plant cover plays an essential role in the maintenance and balance of the hydrological cycle, performing functions in the control of water availability, which guarantee flow permanence. The use of mathematical models is an alternative to represent the hydrological system and help in the understandin...