Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Riparian vegetation plays an important role in sediment retention, thus reduces sediment yield in watersheds. The Brazilian Forest Law (Law 12,651/2012) requires maintenance of fixed-width buffers of riparian vegetation but allows the continuity of agriculture, livestock, and forestry farming activities in some parts of the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP). This paper aimed to evaluate sediment reduction by recovering the APPs with vegetation strips of permitted widths (5, 8, 15, and 30 m), as per the Forest Law. We considered three land use scenarios that present distinct erosion rates - predominance of areas with forest cover, pasture, and agriculture. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used to simulate sediment yield in these scenarios at the Jundiaí-Mirim Watershed in São Paulo, Brazil. The SWAT was calibrated and validated for monthly streamflow. We obtained statistical indices for the processes of calibration and validation, respectively, as: NS = 0.77 and 0.70, PBIAS = -10.2 and -12.5, and RSR = 0.48 and 0.55. The highest reduction in sediment yield (30%) was observed with the total recovery of the APPs (vegetation strips of 30 m) in the current land use scenario. The recovery of the APPs with vegetation strips of 5, 8, and 15 m yielded sediment reduction below 10% in the alternative land use scenarios. The APP strips with reduced recovery maintained high rates of sediment yield. Additionally, even with a total recovery of the APP it is necessary to adopt soil conservation practices throughout the basin’s agricultural area to minimize the impacts on water resources. |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershedSWATAPP restorationBrazilian Forest LawLand use scenariosABSTRACT Riparian vegetation plays an important role in sediment retention, thus reduces sediment yield in watersheds. The Brazilian Forest Law (Law 12,651/2012) requires maintenance of fixed-width buffers of riparian vegetation but allows the continuity of agriculture, livestock, and forestry farming activities in some parts of the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP). This paper aimed to evaluate sediment reduction by recovering the APPs with vegetation strips of permitted widths (5, 8, 15, and 30 m), as per the Forest Law. We considered three land use scenarios that present distinct erosion rates - predominance of areas with forest cover, pasture, and agriculture. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used to simulate sediment yield in these scenarios at the Jundiaí-Mirim Watershed in São Paulo, Brazil. The SWAT was calibrated and validated for monthly streamflow. We obtained statistical indices for the processes of calibration and validation, respectively, as: NS = 0.77 and 0.70, PBIAS = -10.2 and -12.5, and RSR = 0.48 and 0.55. The highest reduction in sediment yield (30%) was observed with the total recovery of the APPs (vegetation strips of 30 m) in the current land use scenario. The recovery of the APPs with vegetation strips of 5, 8, and 15 m yielded sediment reduction below 10% in the alternative land use scenarios. The APP strips with reduced recovery maintained high rates of sediment yield. Additionally, even with a total recovery of the APP it is necessary to adopt soil conservation practices throughout the basin’s agricultural area to minimize the impacts on water resources.Editora da UFLA2021-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542021000100208Ciência e Agrotecnologia v.45 2021reponame:Ciência e Agrotecnologia (Online)instname:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)instacron:UFLA10.1590/1413-7054202145028220info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMartins,Wander AraújoMartins,Letícia LopesMaria,Isabella Clerici DeMoraes,Jener Fernando Leite dePedro Júnior,Mário Joséeng2021-05-13T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-70542021000100208Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/cagroPUBhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||renpaiva@dbi.ufla.br|| editora@editora.ufla.br1981-18291413-7054opendoar:2022-11-22T16:31:44.450423Ciência e Agrotecnologia (Online) - Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)true |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed Martins,Wander Araújo SWAT APP restoration Brazilian Forest Law Land use scenarios |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
title_full |
Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
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Reduction of sediment yield by riparian vegetation recovery at distinct levels of soil erosion in a tropical watershed |
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Martins,Wander Araújo |
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Martins,Wander Araújo Martins,Letícia Lopes Maria,Isabella Clerici De Moraes,Jener Fernando Leite de Pedro Júnior,Mário José |
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Martins,Letícia Lopes Maria,Isabella Clerici De Moraes,Jener Fernando Leite de Pedro Júnior,Mário José |
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Martins,Wander Araújo Martins,Letícia Lopes Maria,Isabella Clerici De Moraes,Jener Fernando Leite de Pedro Júnior,Mário José |
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SWAT APP restoration Brazilian Forest Law Land use scenarios |
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SWAT APP restoration Brazilian Forest Law Land use scenarios |
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ABSTRACT Riparian vegetation plays an important role in sediment retention, thus reduces sediment yield in watersheds. The Brazilian Forest Law (Law 12,651/2012) requires maintenance of fixed-width buffers of riparian vegetation but allows the continuity of agriculture, livestock, and forestry farming activities in some parts of the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP). This paper aimed to evaluate sediment reduction by recovering the APPs with vegetation strips of permitted widths (5, 8, 15, and 30 m), as per the Forest Law. We considered three land use scenarios that present distinct erosion rates - predominance of areas with forest cover, pasture, and agriculture. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used to simulate sediment yield in these scenarios at the Jundiaí-Mirim Watershed in São Paulo, Brazil. The SWAT was calibrated and validated for monthly streamflow. We obtained statistical indices for the processes of calibration and validation, respectively, as: NS = 0.77 and 0.70, PBIAS = -10.2 and -12.5, and RSR = 0.48 and 0.55. The highest reduction in sediment yield (30%) was observed with the total recovery of the APPs (vegetation strips of 30 m) in the current land use scenario. The recovery of the APPs with vegetation strips of 5, 8, and 15 m yielded sediment reduction below 10% in the alternative land use scenarios. The APP strips with reduced recovery maintained high rates of sediment yield. Additionally, even with a total recovery of the APP it is necessary to adopt soil conservation practices throughout the basin’s agricultural area to minimize the impacts on water resources. |
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