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http://hdl.handle.net/1843/52427| Type: | Artigo de Periódico |
| Title: | Hydropedology of a high tableland with Cerrado, Brazilian Central Plateau: the frutal catchment case study |
| Authors: | Thiago Torres Costa Pereira Ivan Carlos Carreiro Almeida Fábio Soares de Oliveira Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer Leandro de Souza Pinheiro Fernanda Ayaviri Matuk |
| Abstract: | Currently, the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) represents the main agricultural area of the country, comprising a great variety of landscapes and soils, geological formations and vegetation patterns, as well as the major watershed. We studied the hydropedology and morphometry of a representative catchment (Frutal river), on a high tableland (Chapada) in the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil, describing the soil-water-landscape relationships to understand land use and water resources. To this end, we applied physical, chemical, micromorphological, and morphometric methods. When dry, compaction was observed in well-structured Ferralsols (Latossolos) with medium texture under intensive agriculture, reducing the water recharge capacity. The soil carbon stock was highest in hydromorphic savannas (veredas), reaching an organic matter content of 316.8 g kg-1 in the studied Umbric Gleysols, representing poorly drained lowlands. Physical and micromorphological properties were relevant parameters to understand the water recharge in soil; in agricultural fields, bulk density tended to increase and hydraulic conductivity to decrease, particularly under long-term sugarcane; morphometric parameters in the Frutal catchment indicated a low flooding risk and high flow capacity. This reinforces the need for soil conservation strategies to enhance water infiltration and groundwater recharge, with a view to maintain the water longer in the catchment. For surface water dynamics, slope morphology is an important property, affecting soil erosion, water retention and crop productivity. |
| Subject: | Ciência do solo Cerrados |
| language: | eng |
| metadata.dc.publisher.country: | Brasil |
| Publisher: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais |
| Publisher Initials: | UFMG |
| metadata.dc.publisher.department: | IGC - DEPARTAMENTO DE GEOGRAFIA |
| Rights: | Acesso Aberto |
| metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | https://doi.org/10.1590/18069657rbcs20160523 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1843/52427 |
| Issue Date: | 2018 |
| metadata.dc.url.externa: | https://www.scielo.br/j/rbcs/a/6F6sVQFF4xfTFWxrJ5fF96M/?lang=en |
| metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo |
| Appears in Collections: | Artigo de Periódico |
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