Avaliação hidrológica da zona ripária através da análise da água subterrânea ao longo das vertentes de uma microbacia experimental / Hydrology assessment of riparian zone by groundwater analyse through the hillslope in an experimental catchment

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Groundwater samples were collected in piezometers located in two transects through the hillslope and two in the headwater of an experimental catchment from May 2005 to April 2006. In each transect there were one piezometer in the upland under the Eucalyptus planted forest, one piezometer at the middle slope in the riparian area, and the other piezometer was located by the stream with a total of 12 piezometers. The samples collected fortnightly were analyzed and compared with the stream water collected in the stream gauging station. The main variables analyzed were nitrate (N-NO3 -) and ammonium (N-NH4 +) as well as iron, silicon, aluminum, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and pH. The objective was to infer about riparian zone hydrology, based on the difference among chemical composition of the samples. A characterization of the experimental catchment was performed from a vegetation inventory and soil analysis in order to assess the influence of soil properties and vegetation nutritional demand on the chemistry of the solutions. Chemical analyses demonstrated that in the riparian zone close to the stream soil organic matter content was higher than in other topographic positions as well as concentrations of ammonium in the groundwater throughout the year. The concentrations of ammonium and nitrate in the groundwater beside the stream were always higher. These results indicated that in riparian zone the modifications in the groundwater contribute to the lotic ecosystem maintenance. The results also indicated that the riparian zone is heterogeneous along the catchment area and that the behavior of headwater and downstream may be different. The geology, soil granulometric and organic matter level, precipitation and groundwater level were the main factors that influenced the studied variables.

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bacia hidrográfica ecossistemas florestais riparian zone matas ciliares nitrate hidrologia nitrato riparian forest forest hydrology ammonium

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