Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils
This study presents the results of the soil hydraulic characterization performed under three land covers, namely pasture, 9-year-old restored forest, and remnant forest, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Two types of infiltration tests were performed, namely tension (Mini-Disk Infiltrometer, MDI) an...
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| author | Sergio Esteban Lozano-Baez Miguel Cooper Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues Laurent Lassabatere Mirko Castellini Simone Di Prima |
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| description | This study presents the results of the soil hydraulic characterization performed under three land covers, namely pasture, 9-year-old restored forest, and remnant forest, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Two types of infiltration tests were performed, namely tension (Mini-Disk Infiltrometer, MDI) and ponding (Beerkan) tests. MDI and Beerkan tests provided complementary information, highlighting a clear increase of the hydraulic conductivity, especially at the remnant forest plots, when moving from near-saturated to saturated conditions. In addition, measuring the unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity with different water pressure heads allowed the estimation of the macroscopic capillary length in the field. This approach, in conjunction with Beerkan measurements, allowed the design better estimates of the saturated soil hydraulic conductivity under challenging field conditions, such as soil water repellency (SWR). This research also reports, for the first time, evidence of SWR in the Atlantic Forest, which affected the early stage of the infiltration process with more frequency in the remnant forest. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4bcfec7b8a0a4cbd867e0c12b6eeca0b2022-12-22T01:17:30ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-03-01106195010.3390/app10061950app10061950Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest SoilsSergio Esteban Lozano-Baez0Miguel Cooper1Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz2Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues3Laurent Lassabatere4Mirko Castellini5Simone Di Prima6Laboratory of Ecology and Forest Restoration (LERF), Department of Biological Sciences, ‘‘Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900 BrazilDepartment of Soil Science, ‘‘Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900; BrazilForest Hydrology Laboratory, ‘‘Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, BrazilLaboratory of Ecology and Forest Restoration (LERF), Department of Biological Sciences, ‘‘Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Av. Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900 BrazilUniversité de Lyon; UMR5023 Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés, CNRS, ENTPE, Université Lyon 1, 3 rue Maurice Audin, 69518 Vaulx-en-Velin, FranceCouncil for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Agriculture and Environment (CREA-AA), Via C. Ulpiani 5, 70125 Bari, ItalyUniversité de Lyon; UMR5023 Ecologie des Hydrosystèmes Naturels et Anthropisés, CNRS, ENTPE, Université Lyon 1, 3 rue Maurice Audin, 69518 Vaulx-en-Velin, FranceThis study presents the results of the soil hydraulic characterization performed under three land covers, namely pasture, 9-year-old restored forest, and remnant forest, in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Two types of infiltration tests were performed, namely tension (Mini-Disk Infiltrometer, MDI) and ponding (Beerkan) tests. MDI and Beerkan tests provided complementary information, highlighting a clear increase of the hydraulic conductivity, especially at the remnant forest plots, when moving from near-saturated to saturated conditions. In addition, measuring the unsaturated soil hydraulic conductivity with different water pressure heads allowed the estimation of the macroscopic capillary length in the field. This approach, in conjunction with Beerkan measurements, allowed the design better estimates of the saturated soil hydraulic conductivity under challenging field conditions, such as soil water repellency (SWR). This research also reports, for the first time, evidence of SWR in the Atlantic Forest, which affected the early stage of the infiltration process with more frequency in the remnant forest.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/6/1950beerkan methodinfiltrationforest restorationsoil water repellency |
| spellingShingle | Sergio Esteban Lozano-Baez Miguel Cooper Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz Ricardo Ribeiro Rodrigues Laurent Lassabatere Mirko Castellini Simone Di Prima Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils Applied Sciences beerkan method infiltration forest restoration soil water repellency |
| title | Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils |
| title_full | Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils |
| title_fullStr | Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils |
| title_short | Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils |
| title_sort | assessing water infiltration and soil water repellency in brazilian atlantic forest soils |
| topic | beerkan method infiltration forest restoration soil water repellency |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/6/1950 |
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