L. Ryszkowski et A. Kedziora, ENERGY CONTROL OF MATTER FLUXES THROUGH LAND WATER ECOTONES IN AN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPE, Hydrobiologia, 251(1-3), 1993, pp. 239-248
Ecotones play and important role in control of matter input into water
bodies. The impacts of shelterbelt and meadow ecotones on ground wate
r passage from cultivated fields to pond were studied. The reduction o
f water flux due to evapotranspiration by shelterbelts and meadows on
slopes of different steepness were estimated. The horizontal passage o
f heat energy between cultivated fields and ecotones, which enhances e
vaporation in shelterbelts and meadows was demonstrated. The reduction
of ground water flux by a ten meter wide shelterbelt or meadow surrou
nding a pond can reach as much as 100 per cent when the slope is about
1 degree, during a sunny day. Shelterbelts are a more effective measu
re for control of cycling matter than meadows. The greater the slope o
f the water table and the more intensive the radiation and advective p
rocesses, the more distinct the differences between shelterbelt and me
adow impacts on groundwater flow are.