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Table 1 A summary of the effects of logging on the downstream riverine and estuarine water properties. The arrows indicate that the subsequent water properties increased (↑), decreased (↓), or did not change (→). See the list of abbreviations for water properties

From: The impact of tropical land-use change on downstream riverine and estuarine water properties and biogeochemical cycles: a review

Study sites

Effects on downstream water properties

Sources

Bukit Berembun rivers, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia

↑: SS, turbidity, NO3−, PO43−

Chappell et al. (2004, 2005)

Bukit Tarek streams, Selangor, Malaysia

↑: EC, SS, turbidity

Gomi et al. (2006), Marryanna et al. (2007)

Danum Valley rivers, Sabah, Malaysia

↑: SS

Douglas et al. (1992), Greer et al. (1996), Nainar et al. (2017)

Mendolong catchment, Sabah, Malaysia

↑: EC, TN, NO3−, NH4+, DOC

↓: DOC:DON

Malmer and Grip (1994)

Baleh River, Sarawak, Malaysia

↑: pH, SS, DO

→: TP

↓: NO3−, PO43−, Chl. a

Ling et al. (2016)

Batam River, Sarawak, Malaysia

↑: SS, turbidity

Ling et al. (2017)

Rivers, Seram, Indonesia

↑: SS

Cecil et al. (2003)

Bongan River, East Kalimantan, Indonesia

↑: SS

de Jong et al. (2015)

Bukit Baka Experimental Catchment, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

↑: SS

Suryatmojo et al. (2014)

Purus river, Amazonas, Brazil

↓: pH

Ríos-Villamizar et al. (2017)