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Watershed Description
Hydrologic Disturbance
Current Rating for Hydrologic
and Soil Erosion due to
Disturbance
Biotic
Interfence and Soil Erosion
Low
due to Biotic Interfence
but Low, but increasing
Population
Pressure
Predominantly pastoral
Predominantly forested
Low
Low,
Predominantly pastoral
Low increasing
Low
PredominantlyPredominantly
forested farming
Low, High
but
HighLow, but increasing
Predominantly intensive High
Medium to high
increasing
shifting cultivation
PredominantlyPredominantly
farming extensive
High Low
LowHigh
Predominantlyshifting
intensive
Low (Indonesia)
cultivation High
Predominantly plantation High
Medium
shifting cultivation
cash crops
PredominantlyBarren
extensive
Low Low
Low
and degraded
Medium to high
Arid and semi-arid
Low,
but Low, but medium to high
shifting cultivation
pockets
where
Predominantly plantation High concentrated in Medium
in pockets
population
is
cash crops
concentrated
Low
2.
Erosion rate at
site
Minor forest product gathering tapping, but no No change
tree cutting
Shifting cultivation, fallow sufficiently long to Low
sustain the system; sustainable harvesting; and
improved watershed protection logging
Shifting cultivation short fallow
High
Commonly
used
logging
practices; Increase
wild/uncontrolled; conversion of natural forest of
tree plantation; conversion to grassland; and
unscientific management with no concern for soil Slight increase
conservation
Modest
Scientific management concern for conserving increase
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