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: Received: 13 May 2024 / Approved: 14 May 2024 / Online: 14 May 2024 (08:45:54 CEST)
How to cite:
Carvalho, W. D. S.; Filho, F. J. C. M.; Rodrigues, L. R.; Calheiros, C. S. C. Influence of Land Use and Land Cover on the Quality of Surface Waters in the Miranda River Watershed, Brazilian Pantanal. Preprints2024, 2024050938. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0938.v1
Carvalho, W. D. S.; Filho, F. J. C. M.; Rodrigues, L. R.; Calheiros, C. S. C. Influence of Land Use and Land Cover on the Quality of Surface Waters in the Miranda River Watershed, Brazilian Pantanal. Preprints 2024, 2024050938. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0938.v1
Carvalho, W. D. S.; Filho, F. J. C. M.; Rodrigues, L. R.; Calheiros, C. S. C. Influence of Land Use and Land Cover on the Quality of Surface Waters in the Miranda River Watershed, Brazilian Pantanal. Preprints2024, 2024050938. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0938.v1
APA Style
Carvalho, W. D. S., Filho, F. J. C. M., Rodrigues, L. R., & Calheiros, C. S. C. (2024). Influence of Land Use and Land Cover on the Quality of Surface Waters in the Miranda River Watershed, Brazilian Pantanal. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0938.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Carvalho, W. D. S., Lucia Ribeiro Rodrigues and Cristina Sousa Coutinho Calheiros. 2024 "Influence of Land Use and Land Cover on the Quality of Surface Waters in the Miranda River Watershed, Brazilian Pantanal" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202405.0938.v1
Abstract
Water quality assessment stands as a fundamental step in water resource management. In addition to substances and organisms present in the water, land use and land cover are two factors affecting also water quality. This study analyzed the correlation and influence between water quality and land use and land cover in the Miranda River Basin (MRB) and the natural wetlands in the Pantanal Biome. Using a watershed-wide approach, results suggested that water quality management policies can be considered in terms of sub-basins (smaller planning units). The Water Quality Index (WQI) was considered GOOD or EXCELLENT throughout the MRB. It was observed that the natural wetlands have the capacity to contribute to improve WQI, with reductions in thermotolerant coliforms and turbidity; however, high values were found for thermotolerant coliforms, a temporal increasing trend of biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and a reduction in dissolved oxygen and total phosphorus. Conversely, it was found in these flooded areas a trend of decrease in dissolved oxygen and an increase in BOD concentrations. Natural wetlands play important hydrological and ecological roles in water quality, storing, removing, and cycling nutrients. They are highly relevant areas for defining watershed management and conservation strategies, environmental protection, and providing ecosystem services.
Keywords
wetland; water quality; water management; correlation; river basin
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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