1. Introduction. With the development of society and economy, various human activities have profoundly affected the hydrological cycle and water resources through different pathways (Li et al., 2007), and an important indicator of such impacts is the land use and land cover change (LUCC) (Deng et al., 2015, Lambin and Meyfroidt, 2011).LUCC has significant impacts on hydrological processes, as ...
