TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact on sediment yield due to intensification of tobacco production in a catchment in southern Brazil
AU - Merten, Gustavo Henrique
AU - Minella, J. P G
PY - 2005/4/25
Y1 - 2005/4/25
N2 - Tobacco production in southern Brazil has caused a profound impact on the environment, resulting in heavy sediment yields and diminished water quality. Public programmes have attempted to address these problems by encouraging the implementation of erosion control practices. To evaluate the impact of these programmes, a small rural catchment (1.33 km2) in Arvorezinha, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, has been monitored since 2001. Instruments to automatically monitor flow rate and precipitation were installed in the catchment and sediment has been measured manually using a DH-48 sampler. Despite lower rainfall in 2003, there was a significant increase in the frequency of low and average flow rates, and sediment yield increased by 25% in 2003 (91 Mg km-2 year-1), compared with 2002 (73 Mg km-2 year-1). These results can be explained by a 37.7% increase in the area dedicated to tobacco cultivation in 2003, due to a rise in tobacco prices.
AB - Tobacco production in southern Brazil has caused a profound impact on the environment, resulting in heavy sediment yields and diminished water quality. Public programmes have attempted to address these problems by encouraging the implementation of erosion control practices. To evaluate the impact of these programmes, a small rural catchment (1.33 km2) in Arvorezinha, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, has been monitored since 2001. Instruments to automatically monitor flow rate and precipitation were installed in the catchment and sediment has been measured manually using a DH-48 sampler. Despite lower rainfall in 2003, there was a significant increase in the frequency of low and average flow rates, and sediment yield increased by 25% in 2003 (91 Mg km-2 year-1), compared with 2002 (73 Mg km-2 year-1). These results can be explained by a 37.7% increase in the area dedicated to tobacco cultivation in 2003, due to a rise in tobacco prices.
KW - Brazil
KW - Sediment yield
KW - Small catchment monitoring
KW - Tobacco
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:17044389697
SN - 0144-7815
SP - 239
EP - 244
JO - IAHS-AISH Publication
JF - IAHS-AISH Publication
IS - 292
ER -