Sediment loss and its cause in Puerto Rico watersheds

Yuan, Y.; Jiang, Y.; Taguas, E. V.; Mbonimpa, E. G.; Hu, W.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/soil-1-595-2015

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07 Sep 2015

Original research article |

| 07 Sep 2015

Sediment loss and its cause in Puerto Rico watersheds

Y. Yuan, Y. Jiang, E. V. Taguas, E. G. Mbonimpa, and W. Hu

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RC C245: 'Review of "Sediment loss and its cause in Puerto Rico watersheds"', Anonymous Referee #1, 16 Jun 2015
- AC C329: 'Re: Comment on “Sediment loss and its causes in Puerto Rico watersheds” by Y. Yuan et al.', Yongping Yuan, 22 Jul 2015
RC C265: 'soild-2-477-2015 “Sediment loss and its causes in Puerto Rico watersheds” by Y.Yuan et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2015
- AC C332: 'Reply: Interactive comment on ““Sediment loss and its causes in Puerto Rico watersheds” by Y. Yuan et al.', Yongping Yuan, 22 Jul 2015

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Short summary

A major environmental concern in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is increased sediment load to water reservoirs, to estuaries, and finally to coral reef areas. Our research found that sediment loss was mainly caused by interactions of development, heavy rainfall events, and steep mountainous slopes. These results improve our understanding of sediment loss resulting from changes in land use/cover, and will allow stakeholders to make more informed decisions about future land use planning.