Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:22:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2001-02-14Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:27:26Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 tanaka_rh_me_botfca.pdf: 1449251 bytes, checksum: 474078129728cc00254bfeeca129a589 (MD5) / O presente projeto teve por objetivo avaliar a eficácia do herbicida fluridone para o controle das plantas aquáticas do gênero Egeria e seu efeito na qualidade da água em caixas d'água e em represa de pequeno porte, sem fluxo de água. No experimento em caixas d'água, foram avaliados os efeitos de doses crescentes de fluridone, nas formulações líquida e granulada, sobre as espécies Egeria densa Planchon e Egeria najas Planchon. Foram testadas as concentrações de 10, 20, 40, 80 e 150 ppb de fluridone na formulação líquida e 20, 40, 80 e 150 ppb na granulada. Utilizou-se 40 caixas d'água de fibra de vidro, com volume de 320 litros e cada uma constituiu uma parcela, com vinte plantas de cada espécie, cultivadas a partir de fragmentos apicais de 0,2 m de comprimento. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com dez tratamentos e quatro repetições. Realizou-se uma única aplicação, avaliando-se os sintomas de intoxicação das plantas aos 8, 15, 29, 35, 51 e 63 dias após a aplicação, realizada em junho de 1.998. Os resultados indicaram que o fluridone, nas concentrações de 80 e 150 ppb, em ambas as formulações, foi eficaz no controle das duas espécies. Nos tratamentos com concentrações de 10, 20 e 40 ppb na formulação líquida e de 20 e 40 ppb na formulação granulada, constatou-se a recuperação das plantas na última avaliação, realizada aos 63 dias após a aplicação do herbicida. Nestes tratamentos e nesta época, os resíduos de fluridone na água eram inferiores a 10 ppb. Nas condições do experimento, Egeria najas mostrou-se mais sensível que Egeria densa na primeira avaliação, porém o resultado final foi similar. No experimento em represa de pequeno porte sem fluxo de água, avaliou-se o efeito da manutenção das concentrações de fluridone no controle de Egeria najas... . / This project aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the herbicide fluridone to control aquatic plants from the genus Egeria and its effect on water quality in outdoor tanks and a small size pond. The experiment in tanks had the purpose to evaluate the effect of increasing rates of fluridone in two formulations, liquid and pellet, in the control of the species Egeria densa Planchon and Egeria najas Planchon. Concentrations of 10, 20, 40, 80 and 150 ppb of the liquid formulation and 20, 40, 80 and 150 ppb of the pellet were used. Forty fiberglass tanks with 320 liters of volume were used. In each tank, 20 plants of each species were planted using apical cuttings of 0,2 m. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with 10 treatments and 4 replications. A single application of the herbicide was made in July 1998 and evaluations of symptoms were done at 8, 15, 29, 35, 51 and 63 days after the application. Results showed that fluridone, at 80 and 150 ppb of both liquid and pellet formulations, was efficient to control both species. Concentrations of 10, 20 and 40 ppb of the liquid formulation and 20 and 40 ppb of the pellet allowed the plants to regrowth at the last evaluation. In those treatments, fluridone residues in water, analyzed at 63 days after the herbicide application, were lower than 10 ppb. In the experimental condition of outdoor tanks, Egeria najas showed to be more sensitive to the herbicide in the former evaluation, but the final result was similar to that obtained for Egeria densa. In the experiment at the small size pond, the effect of keeping the fluridone concentration for an extended period of time on the control of Egeria najas was evaluated. One 1,980 square meter pond was treated seven times with fluridone, aiming to keep herbicide concentrations in water between 10 and 20 ppb... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below).

Orientador: Dagoberto Martins / Banca: Daniel Antonio Salati Marcondes / Banca: Julio Cezar Durigan / Resumo: O presente projeto teve por objetivo avaliar a eficácia do herbicida fluridone para o controle das plantas aquáticas do gênero Egeria e seu efeito na qualidade da água em caixas d'água e em represa de pequeno porte, sem fluxo de água. No experimento em caixas d'água, foram avaliados os efeitos de doses crescentes de fluridone, nas formulações líquida e granulada, sobre as espécies Egeria densa Planchon e Egeria najas Planchon. Foram testadas as concentrações de 10, 20, 40, 80 e 150 ppb de fluridone na formulação líquida e 20, 40, 80 e 150 ppb na granulada. Utilizou-se 40 caixas d'água de fibra de vidro, com volume de 320 litros e cada uma constituiu uma parcela, com vinte plantas de cada espécie, cultivadas a partir de fragmentos apicais de 0,2 m de comprimento. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o de blocos ao acaso, com dez tratamentos e quatro repetições. Realizou-se uma única aplicação, avaliando-se os sintomas de intoxicação das plantas aos 8, 15, 29, 35, 51 e 63 dias após a aplicação, realizada em junho de 1.998. Os resultados indicaram que o fluridone, nas concentrações de 80 e 150 ppb, em ambas as formulações, foi eficaz no controle das duas espécies. Nos tratamentos com concentrações de 10, 20 e 40 ppb na formulação líquida e de 20 e 40 ppb na formulação granulada, constatou-se a recuperação das plantas na última avaliação, realizada aos 63 dias após a aplicação do herbicida. Nestes tratamentos e nesta época, os resíduos de fluridone na água eram inferiores a 10 ppb. Nas condições do experimento, Egeria najas mostrou-se mais sensível que Egeria densa na primeira avaliação, porém o resultado final foi similar. No experimento em represa de pequeno porte sem fluxo de água, avaliou-se o efeito da manutenção das concentrações de fluridone no controle de Egeria najas... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo). / Abstract: This project aimed to evaluate the efficacy of the herbicide fluridone to control aquatic plants from the genus Egeria and its effect on water quality in outdoor tanks and a small size pond. The experiment in tanks had the purpose to evaluate the effect of increasing rates of fluridone in two formulations, liquid and pellet, in the control of the species Egeria densa Planchon and Egeria najas Planchon. Concentrations of 10, 20, 40, 80 and 150 ppb of the liquid formulation and 20, 40, 80 and 150 ppb of the pellet were used. Forty fiberglass tanks with 320 liters of volume were used. In each tank, 20 plants of each species were planted using apical cuttings of 0,2 m. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, with 10 treatments and 4 replications. A single application of the herbicide was made in July 1998 and evaluations of symptoms were done at 8, 15, 29, 35, 51 and 63 days after the application. Results showed that fluridone, at 80 and 150 ppb of both liquid and pellet formulations, was efficient to control both species. Concentrations of 10, 20 and 40 ppb of the liquid formulation and 20 and 40 ppb of the pellet allowed the plants to regrowth at the last evaluation. In those treatments, fluridone residues in water, analyzed at 63 days after the herbicide application, were lower than 10 ppb. In the experimental condition of outdoor tanks, Egeria najas showed to be more sensitive to the herbicide in the former evaluation, but the final result was similar to that obtained for Egeria densa. In the experiment at the small size pond, the effect of keeping the fluridone concentration for an extended period of time on the control of Egeria najas was evaluated. One 1,980 square meter pond was treated seven times with fluridone, aiming to keep herbicide concentrations in water between 10 and 20 ppb... (Complete abstract, click electronic address below). / Mestre

Shallow lakes are an important ecological and socio-economic resource. However, the impact of human pressures, both at the lake and catchment scale, has precipitated a decline in the ecological status of many shallow lakes, both in the UK, and throughout Europe. There is now, as direct consequence, unprecedented interest in the assessment and monitoring of ecological status and trajectory in shallow lakes, not least in response to the European Union Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC). In this context, the spatially-resolving and panoramic data provided by remote sensing platforms may be of immense value in the construction of effective and efficient strategies for the assessment and monitoring of ecological status in shallow lakes and, moreover, in providing new, spatially-explicit, insights into the function of these ecosystems and how they respond to change. This thesis examined the use of remote sensing data for the assessment of (i) phytoplankton abundance and species composition and (ii) aquatic vegetation distribution and ecophysiological status in shallow lakes with a view to establishing the credence of such an approach and its value in limnological research and monitoring activities. High resolution in-situ and airborne remote sensing data was collected during a 2-year sampling campaign in the shallow lakes of the Norfolk Broads. It was demonstrated that semi-empirical algorithms could be formulated and used to provide accurate and robust estimations of the concentration of chlorophyll-a, even in these optically-complex waters. It was further shown that it was possible to differentiate and quantify the abundance of cyanobacteria using the biomarker pigment C-phycocyanin. The subsequent calibration of the imagery obtained from the airborne reconnaissance missions permitted the construction of diurnal and seasonal regional-scale time-series of phytoplankton dynamics in the Norfolk Broads. This approach was able to deliver unique spatial insights into the migratory behaviour of a potentially-toxic cyanobacterial bloom. It was further shown that remote sensing can be used to map the distribution of aquatic plants in shallow lakes, importantly including the extent of submerged vegetation, which is central to the assessment of ecological status. This research theme was subsequently extended in an exploration of the use of remote sensing for assessing the ecophysiological response of wetland plants to nutrient enrichment. It was shown that remote sensing metrics could be constructed for the quantification of plant vigour. The extrapolation of these techniques enabled spatial heterogeneity in the ecophysiological response of Phragmites australis to lake nutrient enrichment to be characterised and assisted the formulation of a mechanistic explanation for the variation in reedswamp performance in these shallow lakes. It is therefore argued that the spatially synoptic data provided by remote sensing has much to offer the assessment, monitoring and policing of ecological status in shallow lakes and, in particular, for facilitating the development of pan-European scale lake surveillance capabilities for the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC). It is also suggested that remote sensing can make a valuable contribution to furthering ecological understanding and, most significantly, in enabling ecosystem processes and functions to be examined at the lake-scale.