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Table 2 A summary of the common effects of tropical land-use change on the downstream riverine and estuarine water properties. The arrows indicate that the water properties would increase (↑), decrease (↓), or 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

Land use

SS

TN

TP

OC:ON

TN:TP

DO

Logging

↑

↑

↑

↑

↓

↓

Pasture and ranching

↑

↑↓

↑

↓

↓

↓

Agriculture

↑

↑

↑

↓

↑↓

↓

Burning

↑

↑

↑

↑

↑↓

↓

Aquaculture

↑↓

↑

↑↓

↓

↑↓

→

Urbanization

↑

↑

↑

↓

↓

↓