Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils

Lozano-Baez, Sergio Esteban; Cooper, Miguel; Ferraz, Sílvio; Rodrigues, Ricardo Ribeiro; Lassabatère, Laurent; Castellini, Mirko; Prima, Simone Di

doi:10.3390/app10061950

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“…The WDPT allowed to detect a stronger water repellency at the NR and RF sites. Our findings are in agreement with previous studies in tropical ecosystems [61][62][63], which have reported hydrophobicity under forest cover. It is important to highlight that soil water repellency can negatively affect the soil infiltration process and increase soil erosion [48].…”

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Shade-Grown Coffee in Colombia Benefits Soil Hydraulic Conductivity

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Secondary tropical forests and coffee agroforestry systems contain fewer trees than native forests but can positively impact soil hydrological functions, such as water infiltration compared to the pasture land that they replace. However, for both land uses it remains in how far the soil hydraulic characteristics are comparable to that of native forest. Therefore, we investigated the saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) and some hydrophysical soil attributes in four land-use types: (i) a shade-grown coffee; (ii) a natural regenerated forest 15 years ago; (iii) a pasture; and (iv) a reference forest, in the municipality of La Jagua de Ibirico, César department, Colombia. We determined historical land use and conducted soil sampling, using the Beerkan method to determine the Ks values. We also measured canopy cover, vegetation height, diameter at breast height and total number of trees in the forest covers. Our results indicate that Ks values were similar for the coffee and the reference forest, reflecting the positive effect of trees on soil hydrological functioning in agroforestry systems. Our results suggest that 15 years of forest regeneration after land abandonment in Sub-Andean Forest, can improve the soil hydraulic attributes. Additionally, soil water repellency was observed for the reference forest soil.

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“…The MDI infiltrometer is commonly used for field measurements, given its small size and easy handling (Robichaud, Lewis, & Ashmun, 2008). The MDI test is an effective indirect technique to quickly assess the existence and degree of water repellency of soil, since sorptivity and early infiltration rates are good indicators of repellency (Lozano‐Baez et al, 2020; Robichaud, Pierson, et al, 2008; Williams et al, 2020). However, we preferred to rely on direct measurements of SWR, using the WDPT method, which is a simple but reliable procedure to measure SWR (Dekker, Ritsema, Oostindie, Moore, & Wesseling, 2009; Doerr, 1998).…”

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Effects of stand composition and soil properties on water repellency and hydraulic conductivity in Mediterranean forests

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This study evaluates soil hydraulic conductivity (SHC) and water repellency (SWR) in three mixed forest stands in relation to site plant and soil characteristics. The studied forest stands were (i) Pinus nigra Arn. ssp salzmannii and Quercus ilex; (ii) P. nigra Arn. ssp salzmannii and Juniperus Thurifera; (iii) P. nigra Arn. ssp salzmannii, Q. ilex and Juniperus Thurifera. A 100‐ to 120‐year‐old unmanaged P. nigra Arn. ssp salzmannii stand was also chosen as control. The hydrological variables, physico‐chemical properties and surface characteristics of soils were surveyed. Soil water infiltration was higher in Pinus + Juniper mixed forest and Pinus + Quercus + Juniper mixed forests compared to unmanaged Pinus stands. None of the studied forest stands shows a high level of repellency. Only a slight repellency (in unmanaged stands dominated by pines) or moderate repellency (in soils with Pinus and Juniper) were evident, while soils with Pinus and Quercus were not repellent. Differences in SHC among the forest species were driven primarily by the soil texture and associated structure and secondarily by soil organic matter and associated SWR. The latter was mainly due to organic matter content of the soils, but others of the soil physico‐chemical properties and covers analysed were found as influencing parameters to discriminate SWR among mono‐specific and mixed forest stands. While SHC at the studied forest stands could be predicted using organic matter as well as sand and clay contents of the soil, SWR is the result of several hydrological and physico‐chemical parameters.

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“…This SI collects 12 original contributions focused on soil use and management, soil conservation, as well as on the impact of some pollutants on the soil. Specifically, the SI collects nine research papers [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18], two reviews [19,20] and one methodological work [21]. Eight of the twelve manuscripts considered the effects of soil use and management (topic I) [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]21], while the remaining four [17][18][19][20] evaluated the impact of some soil contaminants (e.g., crude oil, tungsten, copper and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) (topic II).…”

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“…Regarding the aforementioned nine investigations (i.e., research papers), seven were carried out in the field [10][11][12][13][14][15][16], while the others accounted for pot [17] or microcosm [18] experiments. From a geographical point of view, five "field open-air" investigations were carried out in Italy (three in the south [12,13,16], one in the center [15] and one in the north [10] of Italy), while the remaining investigations were in Brazil [14] and China [11].…”

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“…Lozano-Baez et al [14] measured both the unsaturated and saturated soil hydraulic conductivity, determined with simple and low-cost field infiltration methods-a minidisk tension infiltrometer, MDTI [22], and Beerkan [23]-for three land covers, namely (1) pastures, (2) 9-year-old restored forest and (3) remnant forest. The paper, which was relevant because it provided the first measurements of soil water repellency (SWR) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, proved that MDTI and Beerkan infiltrations gave complementary information, highlighting increasing hydraulic conductivities, especially at the remnant forest plots, when moving from near-saturated to saturated conditions.…”

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Sustainable Agriculture and Soil Conservation

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Soil degradation is one of the most topical environmental threats. A number of processes causing soil degradation, specifically erosion, compaction, salinization, pollution, and loss of both organic matter and soil biodiversity, are also strictly connected to agricultural activity and its intensification. The development and adoption of sustainable agronomic practices able to preserve and enhance the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils and improve agroecosystem functions is a challenge for both scientists and farmers. This Special Issue collects 12 original contributions addressing the state of the art of sustainable agriculture and soil conservation. The papers cover a wide range of topics, including organic agriculture, soil amendment and soil organic carbon (SOC) management, the impact of SOC on soil water repellency, the effects of soil tillage on the quantity of SOC associated with several fractions of soil particles and depth, and SOC prediction, using visible and near-infrared spectra and multivariate modeling. Moreover, the effects of some soil contaminants (e.g., crude oil, tungsten, copper, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) are discussed or reviewed in light of the recent literature. The collection of the manuscripts presented in this Special Issue provides a relevant knowledge contribution for improving our understanding on sustainable agriculture and soil conservation, thus stimulating new views on this main topic.

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Assessing Water Infiltration and Soil Water Repellency in Brazilian Atlantic Forest Soils

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