Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)

Our study aims to determine the dynamic that led to the spread of exotic Salicaceae on the Limay River floodplain and its implications in shaping the current neoecosystem. We used images obtained by the HRG sensor on board the SPOT-5 satellite. We selected two images dates allowed a comparison of th...

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Main Authors: Datri, Leonardo Ariel, Faggi, Ana Maria, Gallo, Leonardo Ariel, Carmona, Facundo
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Published: Springer 2018
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Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-016-1114-5
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4066
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1114-5
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description Our study aims to determine the dynamic that led to the spread of exotic Salicaceae on the Limay River floodplain and its implications in shaping the current neoecosystem. We used images obtained by the HRG sensor on board the SPOT-5 satellite. We selected two images dates allowed a comparison of the floodplain under different flooding regimes programmed by the Interjuridiccional Basin Authority, at a rate of 1290 m3/s in Spring and a flow rate of less than 400 m3/s in Summer. To characterize the vegetation cover, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used to compare images of September and December, also the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) was applied to delineate the riverbed and floodplain in September. To evaluate the influence of flooding regime on the detected patches a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), was performed; and biotic and abiotic factors on the composition of the dominant tree species in each patch by Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) were analized. A 58.4 % coverage of forest patches had developed on the Limay River floodplain. Patches of older trees grew on surfaces at 1.5 m above the water level. However, the surfaces not reached by floods >1.5 m have a very low rocky coverage (1 %). The analysis of the age of the trees downstream of the dam system showed that the vegetation, often exposed to high floods before the dams were built (1971), was composed of the native willow (Salix humboldtiana) and the exotic Salix alba. As the river regime was attenuated and extraordinary floods disappeared with the operation of the dam Arroyito in 1980, the first patches of Populus nigra spread.
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spelling INTA40662018-12-12T17:29:34Z Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina) Datri, Leonardo Ariel Faggi, Ana Maria Gallo, Leonardo Ariel Carmona, Facundo Llanura Aluvial Paisaje Ecosistema Salicaceae Floodplains Landscape Ecosystems Región Patagónica Río Limay Our study aims to determine the dynamic that led to the spread of exotic Salicaceae on the Limay River floodplain and its implications in shaping the current neoecosystem. We used images obtained by the HRG sensor on board the SPOT-5 satellite. We selected two images dates allowed a comparison of the floodplain under different flooding regimes programmed by the Interjuridiccional Basin Authority, at a rate of 1290 m3/s in Spring and a flow rate of less than 400 m3/s in Summer. To characterize the vegetation cover, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used to compare images of September and December, also the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) was applied to delineate the riverbed and floodplain in September. To evaluate the influence of flooding regime on the detected patches a Principal Component Analysis (PCA), was performed; and biotic and abiotic factors on the composition of the dominant tree species in each patch by Multiple Factor Analysis (MFA) were analized. A 58.4 % coverage of forest patches had developed on the Limay River floodplain. Patches of older trees grew on surfaces at 1.5 m above the water level. However, the surfaces not reached by floods >1.5 m have a very low rocky coverage (1 %). The analysis of the age of the trees downstream of the dam system showed that the vegetation, often exposed to high floods before the dams were built (1971), was composed of the native willow (Salix humboldtiana) and the exotic Salix alba. As the river regime was attenuated and extraordinary floods disappeared with the operation of the dam Arroyito in 1980, the first patches of Populus nigra spread. EEA Bariloche Fil: Datri, Leonardo Ariel. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud.Laboratorio de Investigaciones Ecológicas de la Norpatagonia; Argentina Fil: Faggi, Ana Maria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales ; Argentina. Universidad de Flores; Argentina Fil: Gallo, Leonardo Ariel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Carmona, Facundo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Hidrología de Llanuras Dr. Eduardo J. Usunoff; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires; Argentina 2018-12-12T17:27:26Z 2018-12-12T17:27:26Z 2016-06 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-016-1114-5 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4066 1387-3547 1573-1464 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1114-5 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Springer Biological Invasions 18 (6) : 1713–1722 (June 2016)
spellingShingle Llanura Aluvial
Paisaje
Ecosistema
Salicaceae
Floodplains
Landscape
Ecosystems
Región Patagónica
Río Limay
Datri, Leonardo Ariel
Faggi, Ana Maria
Gallo, Leonardo Ariel
Carmona, Facundo
Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
title Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
title_full Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
title_fullStr Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
title_full_unstemmed Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
title_short Half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of Limay River: the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in Patagonia (Argentina)
title_sort half a century of changes in the riverine landscape of limay river the origin of a riparian neoecosystem in patagonia argentina
topic Llanura Aluvial
Paisaje
Ecosistema
Salicaceae
Floodplains
Landscape
Ecosystems
Región Patagónica
Río Limay
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-016-1114-5
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4066
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-016-1114-5
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