Vegetation pattern as an indicator of saturated areas in a Czech headwater catchment

Kulasova, Alena and Blazkova, Sarka and Beven, Keith John and Rezacova, Daniela and Cajthaml, Jiri (2014) Vegetation pattern as an indicator of saturated areas in a Czech headwater catchment. Hydrological Processes, 28 (20). pp. 5297-5308. ISSN 0885-6087

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Abstract

To test whether models give a good description of hydrological processes, some spatial mapping of the characteristics of wetness in the catchment is needed. One way is the observation of dynamic saturated areas, which in many small catchments, will be strongly related to the generation of fast run-off. Areas that are frequently saturated are also often strongly related to vegetation types. In this contribution, we describe mapping based on the vegetation patterns in a small catchment at the foothills of the Jizera Mountains in the Czech Republic. A Monte Carlo method is used to compare the vegetation pattern with saturation mapping using a boot method, mapping based on piezometer levels, and with the pattern of a topographic index. In the Smrzovsky Brook catchment, the vegetation communities are well correlated with the topographic index.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Hydrological Processes
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2312
Subjects:
?? WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ??
ID Code:
81151
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Deposited On:
31 Aug 2016 09:12
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
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16 Sep 2023 01:23