Tracing the origin of reservoir sediments using magnetic properties in Southeastern Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n3p847

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Natural resources, Sediment sources, Soil erosion, Tropical environment.

Abstract

Determining the origin of eroded soil is essential to design effective soil erosion control strategies which preserve the soil resource, enhance agricultural productivity, and reduce the negative impacts of soil erosion, in-field and off-field. Magnetic properties have been widely used in temperate environments to identify sediment sources, pathways and links, but there have been very few applications in tropical and subtropical environments. Therefore, in this paper we investigated reservoir sediment sources in the Upper Grande River Basin, Southeastern Brazil, using sediment tracing techniques based on magnetic parameters (low and high frequency magnetic susceptibility, frequency dependent susceptibility). The different parent materials and subtropical weathering conditions resulted in soils having different Fe oxide minerals and Fe oxide contents, promoting magnetic variability that allowed comparison and identification of possible sources of reservoir sediments in order to reduce water erosion impacts. The results indicate the suitability of magnetic properties as a tracer for soil erosion studies in tropical environments.

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Pedro Luiz Terra Lima, University of California Davis

Researcher Dr., University of California Davis, Department of Plant Sciences, Davis, CA, United States of America.

Marx Leandro Naves Silva, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Profs Dr., Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Lavras, MG, Brasil.

John Quinton, Lancaster University

Prof. Dr., Lancaster University, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Alona Armstrong, Lancaster University Energy Lancaster

Prof. Dr., Lancaster University, Energy Lancaster, Lancaster Environmental Centre, Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Alberto Vasconcellos Inda, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Prof. Dr., Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.

Pedro Velloso Gomes Batista, University of Basel

Researcher Dr., University of Basel, Department of Environmental Geosciences, Basel, Switzerland.

Giovana Clarice Poggere, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná

Prof. Dr., Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, UTFPR, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais, Medianeira, PR, Brasil.

Nilton Curi, Universidade Federal de Lavras

Prof. Dr., Universidade Federal de Lavras, UFLA, Departamento de Ciência do Solo, Lavras, MG, Brasil.

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Lima, P. L. T., Silva, M. L. N., Quinton, J., Armstrong, A., Inda, A. V., Batista, P. V. G., … Curi, N. (2020). Tracing the origin of reservoir sediments using magnetic properties in Southeastern Brazil. Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 41(3), 847–864. https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2020v41n3p847

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