EFFECTS OF THE LAND USE OVER THE HEADWATER STREAMS ON THE CUIABÁ RIVER BASIN, MATO GROSSO

Authors

  • Nadja Gomes Machado Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso
  • Mariano Martínez Espinosa UFMT
  • Marcelo Sacardi Biudes UFMT
  • Jerry Magno Ferreira Penha UFMT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X9348

Abstract

The headwaters streams are influenced by the terrestrial environment,which makes them vulnerable to human activities, especially in cerradoareas with intense changes caused by land use. The aim of this studywas to evaluate the effect of land use attributes on headwater streamsin the Rio Cuiabá basin, Mato Grosso. The 26 sampled streams werecharacterized from satellite images and measurements in situ. The attributesmeasured were type of land use in the watershed, dissolved oxygen,pH, temperature, turbidity, riparian width, average width, averagedepth, velocity and substrate type on the channel streams. The turbidityaffected negatively dissolved oxygen in headwater streams, as well asthe channel width positively affected water temperature and the riparianwidth positively affected leaves. Therefore, land use affected directlyand indirectly attributes of headwater streams in Cerrado.

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Published

2013-03-13

How to Cite

Machado, N. G., Espinosa, M. M., Biudes, M. S., & Penha, J. M. F. (2013). EFFECTS OF THE LAND USE OVER THE HEADWATER STREAMS ON THE CUIABÁ RIVER BASIN, MATO GROSSO. Ciência E Natura, 34(2), 175–192. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X9348

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Geo-Sciences

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