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Zwartendijk, B.W., Ghimire, C.P., Ravelona, M., Lahitiana, J. , van Meerveld, H.J. (2020). Soil hydrological characteristics for three areas in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ), Madagascar. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5
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Soil hydrological characteristics for three areas in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ), Madagascar
We determined the soil hydrological characteristics for 51 sites located in three regions in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ) in Madagascar. The sites differed in terms of land use and land history: closed canopy forests, reforestation sites, tree fallows, shrub fallows, degraded grassland sites and eucalyptus plantations.
Publication date: 2020-12-02
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Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2014-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Provenance & quality
At each study site, measurements and samples were taken at five locations along a ~60 m long transect. The saturated hydraulic conductivity was based on the steady state infiltration rate. For the measurements at the soil surface we used a double ring infiltrometer; for the measurements at 10 to 20 cm and 20 to 30 cm below the surface we used a constant head permeameter. At each measurement location, we collected a 100 cm3 soil core, which was analysed in the laboratory for porosity, moisture content at field capacity and bulk density. A bulk sample was taken at each study site for texture analysis.
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Citations
Zwartendijk, B.W., van Meerveld, H.J., Teuling, A.J., Ghimire, C.P. & Bruijnzeel, L.A. (2023) Rainfall‐runoff responses and hillslope moisture thresholds for an upland tropical catchment in Eastern Madagascar subject to long‐term slash‐and‐burn practices. Hydrological Processes 37. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14937
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Correspondence/contact details
EIDC
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0581-7330
Ravelona, M.
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes, University of Antananarivo
Lahitiana, J.
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes, University of Antananarivo
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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University of Zurich
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- environment
- Keywords
- Ankeniheny Zahamena forest corridor , bulk density , conductivity , hydrology , Madagascar , Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity , Shifting Cultivation , Soil , soil chemistry , Soil Hydraulic Characteristics , Soil Properties , soil texture
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/K010417/1
- Last updated
- 19 April 2024 09:36
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