Rainfall partitioning in young clonal plantations Eucalyptus species in a subtropical environment, and implications for water and forest management

Afforestation of degraded grasslands reduces sediment transport and may contribute to streamflow regulation in small catchments in the short-run

“…This expansion is a response to the increased demand for forest-based raw-materials, low prices of land in this region, and currently encouraged by carbon offset projects. This change in land use and management of natural resources consequently raised concerns on environmental sustainability associated with the introduction of exotic, fast-growing forest species (Andriollo et al, 2017;Mateus and Padilha, 2017;Reichert et al, 2017), requiring conservation methods to reduce soil erosion and sedimentation (Ebling et al, 2020;Valente et al, 2020), runoff (Ferreto et al, 2020), soil compaction (Holthusen et al, 2018;França et al, 2021), and water consumption (Ferreto et al, 2021). Similar concerns had been raised in Uruguay, where the conversion of native grasslands into croplands and exotic forest plantations (Eucalyptus and Pinus) has fast-tracked during the last two decades (Brazeiro et al, 2020).…”

Experimental catchments in the Pampa biome: Database on hydrology in grasslands and eucalyptus plantations in subtropical Brazil

“…The opposite was observed in the grassland catchment, that is, total canopy interception in the analysed period was 2.3 times lower than streamflow. Furthermore, Ferreto et al (2021b) observed rainfall partitioning is affected by eucalyptus species, with implications for water and forest management.…”

Best tillage practices for eucalyptus growth and productivity: A review on the Brazilian experience

“…Furthermore, study approaches used for agricultural crops can be adapted or improved for eucalyptus. In particular, opportunities are related to tillage in compacted areas by forest harvesting, by previously defining different soil compaction states in the field, such as performed for agricultural crops (Secco et al, 2009), considering spatial variability in soil physical properties (Silva et al, 2003;Marins et al, 2018); short-and long-term tillage (Veiga et al, 2008(Veiga et al, , 2009(Veiga et al, , 2010Reichert et al, 2016c) and cropping systems effects (Awe et al, 2015;Cecagno et al, 2016;Ambus et al, 2018;Reichert et al, 2022); refinement of plant available water as affected by soils and tillage, using existing pedotranfer functions (Vaz et al, 2005;Reichert et al, 2009Reichert et al, , 2020b or by developing improved ones, as well as via soil water balance (Reichert et al, 2021d), forest hydrology (Ferreto et al, 2021a) or catchment water-budget fluxes (Reichert et al, 2017bEbling et al, 2021;Ferreto et al, 2021b;Valente et al, 2021).…”