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Water regime of reclaimed and unreclaimed post‐mining sites
Author(s) -
Cejpek Jiří,
Kuráž Václav,
Vindušková Olga,
Frouz Jan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ecohydrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.982
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1936-0592
pISSN - 1936-0584
DOI - 10.1002/eco.1911
Subject(s) - stemflow , throughfall , environmental science , interception , surface runoff , hydrology (agriculture) , vegetation (pathology) , precipitation , soil water , reclaimed water , overburden , geology , soil science , mining engineering , environmental engineering , ecology , geography , medicine , sewage treatment , geotechnical engineering , pathology , biology , meteorology
Water regime, throughfall, stemflow, soil water storage, subsurface runoff, and meteorological parameters were studied during 2 years (2011–2012) in 2 reclaimed and 2 unreclaimed post‐mining sites near Sokolov (Czech Republic). All sites were 25–35 years old, covered by woody vegetation, and developed on the same overburden consisting of tertiary clays. Interception of water by vegetation was about one third of precipitation in both reclaimed and unreclaimed sites; stemflow also did not differ significantly between sites and represented less than 10% of interception. Both reclaimed and unreclaimed sites have stable amount of soil water in the soil profile independent of precipitation, but water storage in reclaimed sites was significantly higher. The results suggest that after 25–35 years, there is no major difference in water budget of reclaimed and unreclaimed sites that develop by unassisted natural succession.