Efeito das características físicas e da cobertura do solo na vazão e turbidez de nascentes sob diferentes abordagens estatísticas
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The lack of proper planning and disorderly land use significantly impacts natural resources, especially water. The increase in data volume to address complex challenges, such as protecting and enhancing water resource availability, introduces potential issues like overfitting and multicollinearity during analyses. Therefore, this study aimed to employ different statistical methods to mitigate these issues, examining the effects and influences of environmental factors and soil physical characteristics on the flow and turbidity of 82 springs. Various approaches were utilized, including Random Forest and Akaike Information Criterion, both proving consistent concerning the analyzed variables. Arboreal coverage showed a stronger correlation with increased flow, while shrub coverage favored higher turbidity. Shrub coverage can facilitate surface runoff, contributing to increased flow turbidity. The vegetation coverage (arboreal and shrub) may have favored water infiltration processes, enhancing flow. The provided results have the potential to play a crucial role in guiding best practices in data analysis and strategies for the recovery and protection of springs.
Source: Revista Geografias
Language: English
Subfield: Water Science and Technology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407680404