Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation

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Cingolani, Ana María; Poca, María; Giorgis, Melisa Adriana; Vaieretti, Maria Victoria; Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel; Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio; Renison, Daniel
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The influence of landscape characteristics on dry season baseflow in mountain areas with a long dry season depends on a complex array of factors which need to be identified in order to prioritize landscapes for conservation of water provisioning services. Our objective was to detect which landscapes, as combinations of land cover types and topographical features are better suited to provide water during the dry season. We evaluated dry season water discharge (mm day1) and rainfall during three years in 16 small headwater catchments (1.1?3.5 km2) in the mountains of central Argentina. For each catchment we estimated landscape variables as the proportion of five land-cover units and eight topographic properties. We analyzed water discharge as a function of landscape variables using regressions. Both rainfall and water discharge declined from years 1 to 3, but differences in water discharge among catchments were larger than differences among years, and consistent throughout time. Dry season water discharge was always higher in catchments located in rugged landscapes, with a high proportion of deep valleys and rock outcrops as compared to catchments in gentle landscapes with a high proportion of plains and covered with grasslands. We conclude that conservation priorities toward rugged landscapes would optimize water provisioning services. Reducing present rates of soil loss in deep valleys and controlling their incipient invasion by woody aliens is especially important. In coincidence, rugged landscapes host a higher diversity of various taxa.
Fil: Cingolani, Ana María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Poca, María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina
Fil: Giorgis, Melisa Adriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Vaieretti, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina
Fil: Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina
Fil: Renison, Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
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Ecosystem Services
Land Cover
Low Flow
Streamflow
Water Discharge
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spelling Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservationCingolani, Ana MaríaPoca, MaríaGiorgis, Melisa AdrianaVaieretti, Maria VictoriaGurvich, Diego EzequielWhitworth Hulse, Juan IgnacioRenison, DanielCatchmentsEcosystem ServicesLand CoverLow FlowStreamflowWater Dischargehttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The influence of landscape characteristics on dry season baseflow in mountain areas with a long dry season depends on a complex array of factors which need to be identified in order to prioritize landscapes for conservation of water provisioning services. Our objective was to detect which landscapes, as combinations of land cover types and topographical features are better suited to provide water during the dry season. We evaluated dry season water discharge (mm day1) and rainfall during three years in 16 small headwater catchments (1.1?3.5 km2) in the mountains of central Argentina. For each catchment we estimated landscape variables as the proportion of five land-cover units and eight topographic properties. We analyzed water discharge as a function of landscape variables using regressions. Both rainfall and water discharge declined from years 1 to 3, but differences in water discharge among catchments were larger than differences among years, and consistent throughout time. Dry season water discharge was always higher in catchments located in rugged landscapes, with a high proportion of deep valleys and rock outcrops as compared to catchments in gentle landscapes with a high proportion of plains and covered with grasslands. We conclude that conservation priorities toward rugged landscapes would optimize water provisioning services. Reducing present rates of soil loss in deep valleys and controlling their incipient invasion by woody aliens is especially important. In coincidence, rugged landscapes host a higher diversity of various taxa.Fil: Cingolani, Ana María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Poca, María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); ArgentinaFil: Giorgis, Melisa Adriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Vaieretti, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); ArgentinaFil: Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; ArgentinaFil: Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); ArgentinaFil: Renison, Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; ArgentinaElsevier Science2015-03info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/12647Cingolani, Ana María; Poca, María; Giorgis, Melisa Adriana; Vaieretti, Maria Victoria; Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel; et al.; Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation; Elsevier Science; Journal Of Hydrology; 525; 3-2015; 178-1870022-16941879-2707enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.03.041info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169415002127info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-22T11:12:55Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/12647instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-22 11:12:55.493CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
title Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
spellingShingle Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
Cingolani, Ana María
Catchments
Ecosystem Services
Land Cover
Low Flow
Streamflow
Water Discharge
title_short Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
title_full Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
title_fullStr Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
title_full_unstemmed Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
title_sort Water services in central Argentina: identifying priority areas for conservation
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cingolani, Ana María
Poca, María
Giorgis, Melisa Adriana
Vaieretti, Maria Victoria
Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel
Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio
Renison, Daniel
author Cingolani, Ana María
author_facet Cingolani, Ana María
Poca, María
Giorgis, Melisa Adriana
Vaieretti, Maria Victoria
Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel
Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio
Renison, Daniel
author_role author
author2 Poca, María
Giorgis, Melisa Adriana
Vaieretti, Maria Victoria
Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel
Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio
Renison, Daniel
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Catchments
Ecosystem Services
Land Cover
Low Flow
Streamflow
Water Discharge
topic Catchments
Ecosystem Services
Land Cover
Low Flow
Streamflow
Water Discharge
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The influence of landscape characteristics on dry season baseflow in mountain areas with a long dry season depends on a complex array of factors which need to be identified in order to prioritize landscapes for conservation of water provisioning services. Our objective was to detect which landscapes, as combinations of land cover types and topographical features are better suited to provide water during the dry season. We evaluated dry season water discharge (mm day1) and rainfall during three years in 16 small headwater catchments (1.1?3.5 km2) in the mountains of central Argentina. For each catchment we estimated landscape variables as the proportion of five land-cover units and eight topographic properties. We analyzed water discharge as a function of landscape variables using regressions. Both rainfall and water discharge declined from years 1 to 3, but differences in water discharge among catchments were larger than differences among years, and consistent throughout time. Dry season water discharge was always higher in catchments located in rugged landscapes, with a high proportion of deep valleys and rock outcrops as compared to catchments in gentle landscapes with a high proportion of plains and covered with grasslands. We conclude that conservation priorities toward rugged landscapes would optimize water provisioning services. Reducing present rates of soil loss in deep valleys and controlling their incipient invasion by woody aliens is especially important. In coincidence, rugged landscapes host a higher diversity of various taxa.
Fil: Cingolani, Ana María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Poca, María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina
Fil: Giorgis, Melisa Adriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Vaieretti, Maria Victoria. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina
Fil: Gurvich, Diego Ezequiel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales; Argentina
Fil: Whitworth Hulse, Juan Ignacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (p); Argentina
Fil: Renison, Daniel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina
description The influence of landscape characteristics on dry season baseflow in mountain areas with a long dry season depends on a complex array of factors which need to be identified in order to prioritize landscapes for conservation of water provisioning services. Our objective was to detect which landscapes, as combinations of land cover types and topographical features are better suited to provide water during the dry season. We evaluated dry season water discharge (mm day1) and rainfall during three years in 16 small headwater catchments (1.1?3.5 km2) in the mountains of central Argentina. For each catchment we estimated landscape variables as the proportion of five land-cover units and eight topographic properties. We analyzed water discharge as a function of landscape variables using regressions. Both rainfall and water discharge declined from years 1 to 3, but differences in water discharge among catchments were larger than differences among years, and consistent throughout time. Dry season water discharge was always higher in catchments located in rugged landscapes, with a high proportion of deep valleys and rock outcrops as compared to catchments in gentle landscapes with a high proportion of plains and covered with grasslands. We conclude that conservation priorities toward rugged landscapes would optimize water provisioning services. Reducing present rates of soil loss in deep valleys and controlling their incipient invasion by woody aliens is especially important. In coincidence, rugged landscapes host a higher diversity of various taxa.
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