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Document type
Conference papers

Document subtype
Extended abstract/Short paper

Title
Hydrochemistry of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds and Associated Groundwater in SW Portugal

Participants in the publication
Núria Salvador (Author)
José Paulo Monteiro (Author)
Manuela Moreira da Silva (Author)
Maria do Rosário Carvalho (Author)
Dep. Geologia
IDL

Summary
Under the project LIFE Charcos we aim to understand the influence of groundwater in the water balance and hydrochemistry of Mediterranean Temporary Ponds, located in Costa Sudoeste in Portugal, to explain the variations observed in biodiversity between ponds. This paper represents a first step for establishing a relationship between the chemical composition of the ponds waters and the chemical composition of its associated groundwater. Most of the sampled waters are circum-neutral with very low mineralization (TDS < 1000 mg/L) and show varied composition. In the north of the Costa Sudoeste the ponds waters are mostly of sodium-chloride type and have mixed composition at south. During the ongoing project surface water and groundwater samples will continue to be collected and results will be updated.


Event
Procedia Earth and Planetary Science

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 1878-5220

Publisher
Elsevier BV



Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2017.01.010
URL - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2017.01.010

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