Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation
This study aimed to investigate how sustainable forest management can affect litter hydrological properties. We investigated the net precipitation, litter mass, water-holding capacity, effective water-holding and retention capacity, maximum water retention and water content in unlogged and logged fo...
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| description | This study aimed to investigate how sustainable forest management can affect litter hydrological properties. We investigated the net precipitation, litter mass, water-holding capacity, effective water-holding and retention capacity, maximum water retention and water content in unlogged and logged forests over 13 months in the Amazon Forest, where reduced-impact logging is allowed. The mean litter mass was similar for unlogged and logged forests. The litter water-holding capacity was 220% for unlogged and 224% for logged forests, and for fractions followed: unstructured > leaves > seeds > branches for both forests. The effective water-holding capacity was 48.7% and 49.3% for unlogged and logged, respectively, and the effective water retention was 10.3 t·ha<sup>−1</sup> for both forests. The effective water retention in the rainy and dry seasons accounted for 12.5 t ha<sup>−1</sup> and 7.2 t ha<sup>−1</sup> for unlogged and logged, respectively. The maximum water retention was slightly greater for logged forests (16.7 t ha<sup>−1</sup>) than unlogged (16.3 t ha<sup>−1</sup>). The litter water content had 40% less water in the dry season than in the rainy in both forests. In general, there were no significant differences in litter storage and hydrological properties between stands. This suggests that reduced-impact logging did not significantly affect the hydrological dynamics of the litter layer in the Amazonian forests studied. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-acbc66b0431f4b48b7df6e609b25f8542023-11-17T19:30:30ZengMDPI AGHydrology2306-53382023-04-011049710.3390/hydrology10040097Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water ConservationJeferson Alberto de Lima0Kelly Cristina Tonello1Department of Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Rondônia, Ji-Paraná 76900-726, BrazilDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Sorocaba 18052-780, BrazilThis study aimed to investigate how sustainable forest management can affect litter hydrological properties. We investigated the net precipitation, litter mass, water-holding capacity, effective water-holding and retention capacity, maximum water retention and water content in unlogged and logged forests over 13 months in the Amazon Forest, where reduced-impact logging is allowed. The mean litter mass was similar for unlogged and logged forests. The litter water-holding capacity was 220% for unlogged and 224% for logged forests, and for fractions followed: unstructured > leaves > seeds > branches for both forests. The effective water-holding capacity was 48.7% and 49.3% for unlogged and logged, respectively, and the effective water retention was 10.3 t·ha<sup>−1</sup> for both forests. The effective water retention in the rainy and dry seasons accounted for 12.5 t ha<sup>−1</sup> and 7.2 t ha<sup>−1</sup> for unlogged and logged, respectively. The maximum water retention was slightly greater for logged forests (16.7 t ha<sup>−1</sup>) than unlogged (16.3 t ha<sup>−1</sup>). The litter water content had 40% less water in the dry season than in the rainy in both forests. In general, there were no significant differences in litter storage and hydrological properties between stands. This suggests that reduced-impact logging did not significantly affect the hydrological dynamics of the litter layer in the Amazonian forests studied.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/10/4/97forest hydrologylogging concessionsreduced-impact loggingselective loggingstemflowJamari National Forest |
| spellingShingle | Jeferson Alberto de Lima Kelly Cristina Tonello Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation Hydrology forest hydrology logging concessions reduced-impact logging selective logging stemflow Jamari National Forest |
| title | Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation |
| title_full | Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation |
| title_fullStr | Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation |
| title_short | Rainfall Partitioning in Amazon Forest: Implications of Reduced Impact Logging on Litter Water Conservation |
| title_sort | rainfall partitioning in amazon forest implications of reduced impact logging on litter water conservation |
| topic | forest hydrology logging concessions reduced-impact logging selective logging stemflow Jamari National Forest |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5338/10/4/97 |
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