Caracterización fisicoquímica de la zona de transición acuático terrestre de un humedal tropical (Ayapel-Colombia)

Maria Camila Díaz Mesa; Esnedy Hernández Atilano; Diana María Agudelo Echavarría; Nora Elena  Villegas Jiménez; Laura María  Lozano Sarria; Gabriel Adolfo  Agudelo Echavarría; Sergio Esteban  Herazo Areiza; Lina María  Berrouet Cadavid; Natalia  Espinosa Aguirre; Yarin Tatiana  Puerta Quintana; Fabio De Jesús Vélez Macías Vélez Macías; Néstor Jaime A guirre Ramírez; Mario Alberto  Quijano Abril; Jose Miguel  Rojas Villa; Daniela  Cardona Alzate; Daniela  Salazar Suaza; Alvaro  Wills Toro

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Physicochemical characterization of the aquatic-terrestrial transition zone of a tropical wetland (Ayapel-Colombia)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.22490/21456453.6681

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Maria Camila Díaz Mesa Universidad de Antioquia

Esnedy Hernández Atilano Universidad de Antioquia

Diana María Agudelo Echavarría Fundación Universitaria Católica del Norte

Nora Elena Villegas Jiménez Universidad de Antioquia

Laura María Lozano Sarria Universidad de Antioquia

Gabriel Adolfo Agudelo Echavarría Universidad de Antioquia

Sergio Esteban Herazo Areiza Universidad de Antioquia

Lina María Berrouet Cadavid Universidad de Antioquia

Natalia Espinosa Aguirre Universidad de Antioquia

Yarin Tatiana Puerta Quintana Universidad de Antioquia

Fabio De Jesús Vélez Macías Vélez Macías Universidad de Antioquia

Néstor Jaime A guirre Ramírez Universidad de Antioquia

Mario Alberto Quijano Abril Universidad Católica de Oriente

Jose Miguel Rojas Villa Universidad Católica de Oriente

Daniela Cardona Alzate Universidad Católica de Oriente

Daniela Salazar Suaza Universidad Católica de Oriente

Alvaro Wills Toro Universidad de Antioquia

Contextualization: The aquatic-terrestrial transition zone (ZTAT) in the floodplain (alluvial plain) Ramsar Ayapel (Colombia) remains flooded for more than half of the year, and its coastal strip generates a strong influence on the ecosystem. An approach to the spatial and temporal characterization of this zone is crucial for further functional analysis, especially when tropical floodplains are little explored except for some Amazonian ecosystems.

Knowledge gap: Floodplain dynamics are mainly regulated by flood pulses, directly influencing he physical and chemical conditions of water and sediment. Therefore, the biota is adapted to the flooding and waterlogging conditions of the ecosystem. However, research has addressed the terrestrial and aquatic phases as separate systems, making it necessary to resort to methodologies that demonstrate connectivity in the system and facilitate the interpretation of key factors in the ecological functioning of tropical wetlands.

Purpose: The research analyzed the structure and functioning of the ZTAT through physical and chemical variables at different times of the flood pulse.

Methodology: In two wetlands of the muddy complex, sensitive to the flood pulse, three samplings were carried out: rising water (July/2021), high water (September/2021), and declining water (March/2022). The ZTAT was monitored by delimiting it into four subzones: water, sediments, floodable soil, and soil.

Results and conclusions: Significant changes in time associated with water level and nitrogen concentrations were revealed; while in space, assisted by the contrast of the ZTAT at the two sites, differences were reflected through in situ variables and soil characteristics. It was detected that depth, transparency, and a higher concentration of nitrogen forms, and some ions such as aluminum and magnesium generated differences on a time level. On the contrary, conductivity, calcium concentration, and variables associated with soil characteristics expressed it at the spatial level due to exploring the ZTAT. Therefore, the physicochemical dynamics of moments and sites in a wetland require a sampling design that, using the ZTAT, facilitates the scale of physicochemical analysis.

Hydrology, floodplain, Ramsar, wetland

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