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Zwartendijk, B.W.; Ghimire, C.P.; Ravelona, M.; Lahitiana, J. ; van Meerveld, H.J.

Soil hydrological characteristics for three areas in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ), Madagascar

https://doi.org/10.5285/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5 Cite this dataset
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

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
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.

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

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

Authors

Zwartendijk, B.W.
Inholland University of Applied Sciences
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0581-7330
Ghimire, C.P.
AgResearch
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-6311
Ravelona, M.
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes, University of Antananarivo
Lahitiana, J.
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes, University of Antananarivo
van Meerveld, H.J.
University of Zurich
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7547-3270

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Zurich
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@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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CITE AS: 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. https://doi.org/10.5285/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5