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LIMNOLOGICA
卷 40, 期 4, 页码 322-329出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH, URBAN & FISCHER VERLAG
DOI: 10.1016/j.limno.2009.09.003
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Tropical stream; Nitrate; Phosphorus; Land use; Nutrient; Topography; Runoff
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资金
- Decanato de Investigacion y Desarrollo (Universidad Simon Bolivar) [S1-CB-10-PN]
The influence of landscape on nutrient concentration and yield was analyzed in a tropical catchment, the Guare River in northern Venezuela. Spatial and temporal variation in nitrate, SRP and total P were determined in 15 sites located along the river mainstem and tributaries. Higher nitrate concentrations and yields were reported from upper sites and both decreased in the downstream direction along the river mainstem. These trends appear to be related to more pronounced slopes and larger proportions of agricultural and forest lands in subcatchments located in the upper part of the basin, and dense algal mats in the lower reaches. Nitrate values were higher during periods of high discharge, suggesting that nitrate is primarily transported by shallow subsurface flow. SRP represented between 60 and 80% of total P. Phosphorus concentrations were homogeneous along the river mainstem and showed little seasonal variation, while yields were higher in the upper basin. Multiple regression identified slope, runoff and agriculture as primary predictors of nitrate and phosphorus across the watershed, which suggests that both natural and anthropogenic landscape characteristics have a strong influence on nutrient levels in the Guare catchment. (C) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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