Water infiltration in the Brazilian tropical savanna: the case of Cerrado típico
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https://doi.org/10.20873/jbb.uft.cemaf.v8n3.limaKeywords:
natural vegetation, soil hydrology, ecohydrology, hydrological processes, plantsAbstract
The Brazilian savanna, regionally known as Cerrado is an important water source due to its spatial position in the highlands known as Planalto Central of Brazil. Yet, the hydrological functioning of such complex ecosystems and its many variations is poorly understood. In this paper, we characterized the soil surface permeability to water under in one of the most common vegetation types: the Cerrado típico which is a type of savanna. In doing so, we measured infiltration capacity using the Mini-Disk infiltrometer (n = 15) and soil resistance to penetration using the Stolf penetrometer (n = 7) in a Latossolo (oxisol) under Cerrado típico located in Brasília (Planaltina), Distrito Federal, Brazil. Our results indicated a high infiltration capacity under Cerrado típico which is potentially associated with a low penetration resistance. This fact might highlight the importance of the natural undisturbed ecosystems, in this case Cerrado típico, as a land-cover which favors hydrological processes which, in turn, promotes soil-groundwater recharge that are inportant to maintain water bodies and reservoirs in the region.
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