Interbasin groundwater flow and groundwater interaction with surface water in a lowland rainforest, Costa Rica: A review

被引:54
作者
Genereux, DP
Jordan, M
机构
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] Arcadis G&M N Carolina Inc, Raleigh, NC 27607 USA
关键词
groundwater; watershed; tracer; rainforest; streamflow; wetland; tropical;
D O I
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2005.07.023
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
This paper reviews work related to interbasin groundwater flow (naturally occurring groundwater flow beneath watershed topographic divides) into lowland rainforest watersheds at La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. Chemical mixing calculations (based on dissolved chloride) have shown that up to half the water in some streams and up to 84% of the water in some riparian seeps and wells is due to high-solute interbasin groundwater flow (IGF). The contribution is even greater for major ions; IGF accounts for well over 90% of the major ions at these sites. Proportions are highly variable both among watersheds and with elevation within the same watershed (there is greater influence of IGF at lower elevations). The large proportion of IGF found in water in some riparian wetlands suggests that IGF is largely responsible for maintaining these wetlands. delta O-18 data support the conclusions from the major ion data. Annual water and major ion budgets for two adjacent watersheds, one affected by IGF and the other not, showed that IGF accounted for two-thirds of the water input and 92-99% of the major ion input (depending on the major ion in question) to the former watershed. The large (in some cases, dominating) influence of IGF on watershed surface water quantity and quality has important implications for stream ecology and watershed management in this lowland rainforest. Because of its high phosphorus content, IGF increases a variety of ecological variables (algal growth rates, leaf decay rate, fungal biomass, invertebrate biomass, microbial respiration rates on leaves) in streams at La Selva. The significant rates of IGF at La Selva also suggest the importance of regional (as opposed to small-scale local) water resource planning that links lowland watersheds with regional groundwater. IGF is a relatively unexplored and potentially critical factor in the conservation of lowland rainforest. (C) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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