Mass balances of major solutes, nutrients and particulate matter as water moves through the floodplains of the Pantanal (Paraguay River, Brazil)

ABSTRACT In the upper Paraguay River basin, which includes the Pantanal, one of the largest wetlands in the world, rivers connection the surrounding upland plateaus with lowland floodplains. Agriculture, erosion, urban effluent, and hydropower in the uplands can alter the transport of materials by...

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Main Authors: Marcia Divina de Oliveira, Debora Fernandes Calheiros, Stephen Kimber Hamilton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos 2019-02-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Recursos Hídricos
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2318-03312019000100203&tlng=en