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No. of bitstreams: 1 choqueconde_e_dr_bot.pdf: 12634736 bytes, checksum: d8da7485161968cf5d5723a8b589c057 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-06-14 / Item merged in doublecheck by Luiz Galeffi (luizgaleffi@gmail.com) on 2017-07-18T17:58:20Z Item was identical to item(s): 151818, 151941 at handle(s): http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151034, http://hdl.handle.net/11449/151112 / Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado (AIUP) / O presente pesquisa teve por objetivo estudar a temperatura do ar e a evapotranspiração de referência (ETo) nas diferentes zonas agroecológicas da Bolívia (Lhanos, Vales e Andina) por meio de modelos estatísticos e geoestatísticos, com base de dados de temperatura do ar de 235 estações meteorológicas da Bolívia e 41 de países vizinhos. O estudo é apresentado em dois capítulos: O primeiro descreve a caracterização dos valores de temperatura média (Tmed) máxima (Tmax) e mínima (Tmin) do ar, mediante três distribuições espaciais: Departamentos, bacias hidrográficas e zonas agroecológicas, sendo esta última a melhor alternativa de análise. Uma análise de regressão linear permitiu a obtenção das equações de estimativa Tmed, Tmax e Tmin em função da altitude, com elevados coeficientes de determinação (R2). Os desvios resultantes das comparações entre os valores estimados das equações sazonais e mensais em relação à média anual sugerem, na maioria das altitudes, o uso das equações sazonais ou mensais, particularmente para Tmed e Tmin. Foram apresentados as variações espaciais da Tmed, Tmax e Tmin por meio de mapas isotérmicas. Os mapas comprovam a forte influência da altitude sobre valores de Tmed, Tmax e Tmin, colocando isotermas de valores mais altos na zona dos Lhanos (zonas baixas) e, de valores mais baixos na zona Andina (zonas altas). O segundo capítulo, descreve a caracterização da ETo nas três zonas agroecológicas da Bolívia, utilizando a temperatura como variável de entrada: McGuinness – Bordne, Hargreaves – Samani e Thornthwaite. Os três métodos, mostram que os aumentos da altitude e latitude determinam uma diminuição da ETo, no sentido da zona dos Lhanos para a zona Andina. O análise de regressão linear com os três métodos permitiu a obtenção das equações anuais de estimativas para a ETo em função da altitude, com melhor resultado para o modelo de McGuinness – Bordne, cujo R2 foi o mais elevado. Os desvios resultantes das comparações entre equações dos valores de ETo sazonais e mensais em relação à anual sugerem, na maioria das altitudes, o uso das equações sazonais ou mensais. As variações espaciais da ETo apresentadas por meio de mapas de isolinhas, corroboram a forte influência da altitude sobre valores de ETo, colocando isolinhas de valores mais altos na zona dos Lhanos, e de valores mais baixos nas zona Andina. / The objective of this research was to study air temperature and reference evapotranspiration (ETo) in the different agroecological zones of Bolivia (Plains, Valleys and Andean) using statistical and geostatistical models, with air temperature database of 235 meteorological stations in Bolivia and 41 of neighboring countries was used. The study is presented in two chapters: The first describes the characterization of the values of the medium (Tmed) maximum (Tmax) and minimum (Tmin) air temperature, through three spatial distributions: Departments, hydrographic basins and agroecological zones. Being the latter the best alternative of analysis. Linear regression analysis allowed to obtain the estimation equations for Tmed, Tmax and Tmin in function of altitude, with high determination coefficients (R2). The deviations resulting from comparisons between the seasonal and monthly equations estimated values in relation to the annual average suggest, in most altitudes, seasonal or monthly equations use, mainly for Tmed and Tmin. Were presented the spatial variations Tmed, Tmax and Tmin through isothermal maps. The maps show the strong influence of altitude on temperature values, placing higher isotherms in the Plains zone (lowlands) and lower in the Andean zone (highlands). The second chapter describes the characterization of ETo in the three agroecological zones of Bolivia, using temperature as the input variable: McGuinness - Bordne, Hargreaves - Samani and Thornthwaite. All three methods show that altitude and latitude increases determine an ETo decrease, in the direction of the Plains zone to the Andean zone. The three methods linear regression analysis helped obtaining the ETo annual estimation equations in function of altitude, with McGuinness - Bordne model showing the best result, as its R2 was the highest. The deviations resulting from comparisons between equations of seasonal and monthly ETo values in relation to the annual values suggest, at most altitudes, seasonal or monthly equations use. The ETo spatial variations are presented through isoline maps, corroborate the strong influence of altitude in ETo values by placing isolines of higher values in the Plains zone, and of lower values in the Andean zone. / La presente investigación tuvo por objetivo estudiar la temperatura del aire y la evapotranspiración de referencia (ETo) en las diferentes zonas agroecológicas de Bolivia (Llanos, Valles y Andina) a través de modelos estadísticos y geoestadísticos, con base de datos de temperaturas del aire de 235 estaciones meteorológicas de Bolivia y 41 de países vecinos. El estudio es presentado en dos capítulos: El primero describe la caracterización de valores de la temperatura media (Tmed) máxima (Tmax) y mínima (Tmin) del aire, mediante tres distribuciones espaciales: Departamentos, cuencas hidrográficas y zonas agroecológicas. Siendo esta última la mejor alternativa de análisis. Un análisis de regresión lineal logró obtener las ecuaciones anuales que estiman la Tmed, Tmax e Tmin en función de la altitud, con elevados coeficientes de determinación (R2). Las desviaciones resultantes de comparaciones entre las ecuaciones estacionales y mensuales en relación a la media anual sugieren, en la mayoría de las altitudes, el uso de ecuaciones estacionales o mensuales, particularmente para Tmed e Tmin. Fueron presentadas las variaciones espaciales de Tmed, Tmax e Tmin por medio de mapas isotérmicas, los mapas evidencian la fuerte influencia de la altitud sobre valores de Tmed, Tmax e Tmin, marcando isotermas de valores más altos en la zona de los Llanos (zonas bajas) y, de valores más bajos en la zona Andina (zonas altas). El segundo capítulo describe la caracterización de ETo en tres zonas agroecológicas de Bolivia, utilizando la temperatura del aire como variable de entrada: McGuinness - Bordne, Hargreaves - Samani y Thornthwaite. Los tres métodos demuestran que los aumentos de altitud y latitud determinan una disminución de ETo, en el sentido de la zona de los Llanos para la zona Andina. El análisis de regresión lineal con los tres métodos, facilitó la obtención de ecuaciones de ETo en función de la altitud, con mejor resultado para el método McGuinness - Bordne con R2 más alto. Las desviaciones resultantes de las comparaciones entre las ecuaciones de ETo estacionales y mensuales en relación a la anual sugieren, en la mayoría de las altitudes, el uso de ecuaciones estacionales o mensuales. Las variaciones espaciales de ETo presentados por medio de mapas de isolineas, corroboran la fuerte influencia de la altitud, colocando isolineas de valores más altos en la zona de los Llanos y, de valores más bajos en la zona Andina (zonas altas).

FundaÃÃo de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Cearà / The creation of the Territory of Citizenship of Valleys Curu and AracatiaÃu â CE as way to the sustainable rural development, through the Food Purchase Program (PAA) appears as the subject of research of great importance, for verifying the results obtained over the last years in terms of access to food in quantity, quality and regularity appropriate, and also in terms of measuring the strategic stocks needed to serve the population of the Territory of Citizenship object of this research. The aim of this work is to analyze the Food Purchase Program (PAA) as way a of sustainable rural development within the Territory of Citizenship in Curu and AracatiaÃuâs Valleys. To achieve the objectives of this study were used both primary data obtained through interviews and workshops with the individuals involved, and secondary data that were collected by the state government statistical sources (IPECE), IBGE and Ministry of Agrarian Development (SDA) with respect to data from the PAA. It was found that the Food Purchase Program (PAA) can be presented as a way for sustainable rural development for the municipalities themselves. For the territory, can not be presented due to lack of interaction between the municipalities. Altthough the contribution of the PAA for family farmers and coordination achieved between production and consumption beyond the attainment of the best market prices, the program complains that some weakness must be overcome. The exhaustive knowledge of such weakness can be instrumental in seeking and improvement in performance of the PAA. / A criaÃÃo do TerritÃrio da Cidadania Vales do Curu e AracatiaÃu - CE como uma das ferramentas do desenvolvimento rural sustentÃvel mediante o Programa de AquisiÃÃo de Alimentos (PAA) surge como assunto de pesquisa da maior relevÃncia ao permitir verificar os resultados obtidos ao longo dos Ãltimos anos, tanto em termos de acesso a alimentaÃÃo em quantidade, qualidade e regularidade adequados, como em termos de medir os estoques estratÃgicos necessÃrios para atender a populaÃÃo do TerritÃrio da Cidadania objeto da presente pesquisa. O objetivo geral do trabalho à analisar o Programa de AquisiÃÃo de Alimentos (PAA) como uma das ferramentas do desenvolvimento rural sustentÃvel dentro do TerritÃrio da Cidadania Vales do Curu e AracatiaÃu. Para a realizaÃÃo dos objetivos deste estudo foram utilizados tanto dados primÃrios obtidos atravÃs das oficinas e entrevistas realizadas com os atores envolvidos, como de dados secundÃrios que foram coletados atravÃs de fontes estatÃsticas do governo estadual (IPECE), do IBGE e da Secretaria de Desenvolvimento AgrÃrio (SDA) com relaÃÃo aos dados do PAA. Constatou-se que o Programa de AquisiÃÃo de Alimentos (PAA) pode ser apresentado como uma ferramenta de desenvolvimento rural sustentÃvel para os municÃpios isoladamente. Para o territÃrio, nÃo pode ser apresentado devido a falta de interaÃÃo entre os municÃpios. Apesar da contribuiÃÃo do PAA para os agricultores familiares e da articulaÃÃo conseguida entre produÃÃo e consumo alÃm da conquista de mercado a melhores preÃos, o programa acusa fragilidades que precisam ser superadas. O conhecimento exaustivo de tais fragilidades pode ser um instrumental na busca de uma melhoria no desempenho do PAA.

Neste estudo analisamos a diversidade e endemismos da flora lenhosa das florestas estacionais decíduas (FEDs) do norte e centro do Perú. Caracterizamos a diversidade das plantas lenhosas ao longo dos vales, para definir os valores de conservação da área a nível nacional. Os resultados indicam que as FEDs do vale do Marañón apresentam valores significativamente altos em endemias em relação às outras FEDs do Perú e FEDs vizinhas e o padrão de endemismos e estrutura populacional das espécies variam no gradiente geográfico e altitudinal. Em constraste, as FEDs do vale do rio Tambo, centro do Perú, são moderadamente ricas em espécies do que a média das FEDs neotropicais e apresentam escassos endemismos. Esta região necessita de mais esforços de pesquisas para conhecer mais profundamente os elementos da biodiversidade. Neste estudo, também realizamos a caracterização dendro-anatômica do lenho das árvores de 87 espécies, sendo o primeiro registro da anatomia da madeira das árvores dos dois vales. Das análises do lenho das 183 espécies registradas nas florestas do norte e centro do Perú, só 157 apresentam anéis de crescimento e precisam ser analisadas em detalhe com outras pesquisas de desenvolvimento cambial e técnicas tradicionais de análises dendrocronológicas. A derivação desta informação pode alcançar alto impacto em estudos de variabilidade climática e aplicações na conservação. Assim mesmo, a análise preliminar dendrocronológica das taxas de crescimento do tronco revelam que as árvores de Cedrela kuelapensis apresentam as taxas de crescimento mais altas e ressaltam como um excelente recurso para programas de reflorestamento nos vales interandinos, além, das populações endêmicas de Cordia iguaguana e Esenbeckia cornuta são principalmente de exemplares jovens. Esperamos que as informações dos cinco capítulos constituam-se uma eficiente e importante ferramenta para melhorar a gestão dos recursos florestais dos vales estudados. / In this study we analyzed the diversity and endemism of the woody flora of Seazonally dry tropical forests (SDTF) in northern and central Peru. We characterized the diversity of woody plants along the valleys to define the conservation values of the area at the national and international levels. The results indicate that the SDTF s of the Marañón Valley show surprisingly high values in endemics in relation to other SDTF s in Peru and neighboring SDTFs, and the pattern of endemism and population structure of the species varies in geographic and altitudinal grades. In contrast, the SDTFs of the Tambo River Valley, central Peru, are moderately rich in species that average the neotropical SDTFs and have scarce endemism. This region needs more efforts to get to know the elements of biodiversity more deeply. In this study, we also performed the dendroanatomic characterization of 87 species and is the first report of the anatomy of the wood for the two valleys. From the analysis of the wood of the 183 species recorded in the forests of northern and central Peru, only 157 have growth rings and need to be analyzed in detail with other studies of exchange rate development and traditional techniques of dendrochronological analysis. The derivation of this information can reach high impact in studies of climatic variability and conservation applications. Likewise, the preliminary dendrochronological analysis of growth rates reveals that Cedrela kuelapensis showed the highest growth rates and stands out as an excellent resource for reforestation programs in the inter-Andean valleys, in addition, Cordia iguaguana and Esenbeckia cornuta endemic populations are mainly from young individuals. We hope that the information in the five chapters constitutes in efficient and important tool to improve the management of forest resources in the valleys studied.

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Heterotrophic protists, consisting largely of the Cercozoa, Amoebozoa, Ciliophora, Discoba and some Stramenopiles, are a poorly characterized component of life on Earth. They play an important ecological role in soil communities and provide key insights into the nature of one of life’s most enigmatic evolutionary transitions: the development of the complex unicell. Soil ecosystems are crucial to the functioning of global biogeochemical cycles (e.g. carbon and nitrogen) but are at risk of drastic change from anthropogenic climate change. Heterotrophic protists are the primary regulators of bacterial diversity in soils and as such play integral roles in biogeochemical cycling, nutrient mobilization, and trophic cascades in food webs under stress. Understanding the nature of these changes requires examining the rates, diversity, and resiliency of interactions that occur between soil organisms. However, soils are the most taxonomically diverse ecosystems on Earth and disentangling the complexities of dynamic and varied biotic interactions in them requires a unique model system. The McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica, one of the harshest terrestrial environments on Earth, serve as a model soil ecosystem owing to their highly reduced biological diversity. Exploring the functioning of heterotrophic protists in these valleys provides a way to test the applicability of this model system to other soil food webs. However, very little is known about their taxonomic diversity, which is a strong predictor of function. Therefore, I reviewed the Antarctic literature to compile a checklist of all known terrestrial heterotrophic protists in Antarctica. I found significant geographical, methodological, and taxonomic biases and outlined how to address these in future research programs. I also conducted a molecular survey of whole soil communities using 18 shotgun metagenomes representing major landscape features of the McMurdo Dry Valleys. The results revealed the dominance of Cercozoa and point to an Antarctic heterotrophic protist soil community that is taxonomically diverse and reflects the structure and composition of communities at lower latitudes. To investigate whether biotic interactions or abiotic factors were a larger driver for Antarctic heterotrophic protists, I conducted variation partitioning using environmental data (e.g. moisture, pH and electrical conductivity). Biotic variables were more significant and accounted for more of the variation than environmental variables. Taken together, it is clear that heterotrophic protists play key ecological roles in this ecosystem. Deeper insights into the ecology of these organisms in the McMurdo Dry Valleys also have implications for the search for complex unicellular life in our universe. I discuss the theoretical underpinnings of searching for these forms of life outside of Earth, conclude that they are likely to occur, and postulate how future missions could practically search for complex unicells.

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Glacial sediments are found across formerly glaciated regions across the world and host a variety of important resources, ranging from groundwater to hydrocarbons, aggregate material, and mineral deposits. In southern Ontario, Canada, thick successions (up to 200 m) of Quaternary glacial sediments are truncated by large valleys (>30km long, 2 to >8.5 km wide, and up to 200m deep) that formed subglacially and have characteristic morphology and infill stratigraphy. These valleys are interpreted as (a new class of) tunnel valleys and strongly affect groundwater resources and flow systems at local and regional scales. The overall context of the valleys is evaluated through an introduction to the study area, objectives, and background information on subglacial systems and geologic history of south-central Ontario (Chapter 1). Interpretation of valley genesis in Simcoe County is provided through an integrated, multi-faceted approach, involving: description of the morphology and sediment infill succession within the valleys from surficial mapping, sedimentological logging of continuously-cored boreholes, and geophysical surveys (Chapter 2); delineation and characterization of seismic architecture from high-resolution lake-based sub-bottom profiles in one of the valleys (Chapter 3); detailed site-scale field description of the internal characteristics of the regional Late Wisconsin till sheet in various subglacial settings (Niagara Escarpment, uplands, lowlands; Chapter 4); comparison of the characteristics of the subglacial bed within the study area to adjacent regions in southern Ontario (Chapter 5); and a synthesis of the major findings from all the different components of this investigation and suggestions for future work to shed further light on several questions that arise from this study (Chapter 6). Together, key data from these studies of tunnel valleys and related deposits – a near-continuous till sheet on the surface of uplands and along the flanks and floors of the tunnel valleys, multi-stage drumlinization of the till sheet following development of the tunnel valleys, variations in internal facies and physical properties within the till sheet in different subglacial settings, localized distribution of coarse-grained tunnel valley in-fill sediments, and gradational upward transitions from tunnel valley in-fills to fossiliferous proglacial lacustrine sediments – indicate multiple phases of subglacial meltwater, and direct subglacial, erosion and deformation contributed to the development of the valleys over a protracted time period during the Late Wisconsin. Landform and sediment associations within the valleys in Simcoe County and surrounding parts of the bed of the former Laurentide ice sheet in south-central Ontario, are inconsistent with previous conceptualizations involving the presence of large (>1000 km2) subglacial lakes and the storage and discharge of regional-scale subglacial meltwater sheetfloods followed by ice stagnation. This study provides new data and insight to help refine reconstructions and better understand the evolution of past ice dynamics and subglacial processes, evaluate competing theories of regional landscape evolution, and provide new conceptual and (hydro)stratigraphic frameworks for future hydrogeological investigations related to groundwater exploration and use. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Les vallées tunnels sont les structures de drainage d'eau de fonte les plus imposantes de l'environnement sous-glaciaire. L'inaccessibilité des milieux sous-glaciaires actuels limitent nos connaissances des mécanismes impliqués dans leurs formations, des paramètres contrôlant leur morphologie et de leurs influences sur la dynamique glaciaire. Ce travail présente une nouvelle approche expérimentale visant à mieux contraindre la formation et le fonctionnement des systèmes de vallées tunnels. Cette approche repose sur le développement d'un nouveau dispositif expérimental simulant la circulation d'eau pressurisée au sein d'un substrat poreux et perméable sous une couverture visqueuse. Les résultats des expériences menées avec ce dispositif ont permis de déterminer des relations étroites entre les paramètres du substrat et les modalités de l'écoulement d'eau sur la formation et la morphologie des vallées tunnels. Les résultats issus des expériences démontrent que ce dispositif permet de recréer des systèmes de vallées tunnels. L'étude de ces vallées expérimentales suggèrent que la topographie du substrat et la production d'eau de fonte joue un rôle primordial sur la genèse des vallées tunnels et sur leurs morphologies. Deux morphotypes de vallées tunnels ont pu être identifiés avec des morphologies et des mécanismes de formation indépendants. L'analyse de la dynamique de la calotte sus-jacente a permis de mettre en évidence un lien étroit entre le développement des vallées tunnels et la dynamique des "ice streams". L'évolution de la capacité de drainage des vallées tunnels semble contrôler la dynamique glaciaire en régulant le flux de glace transitant dans les "ice streams". / Tunnel valleys are major components of the subglacial meltwater drainage system. The inaccessibility of modern subglacial environments reduces our knowledge on the mechanisms involved in tunnel valleys formation, the parameters controlling their morphology and their influence on ice-sheet dynamics. This work presents a new experimental approach aiming to better assess the processes of tunnel valleys development. This approach relies on the development of a new experimental device simulating a pressurized water flow within a porous and permeable substratum underneath a viscous layer simulating the ice-sheet. The main results of the experiments conducted with this device have demonstrated the influence of both substratum properties and meltwater drainage on tunnel valleys formation and morphology. Using the device, we first manage to reproduce tunnel valley systems experimentally. Analyses conducted on these valleys experimental valleys suggest that the substratum topography and meltwater production play a key role on tunnel valleys genesis and morphology. Two tunnel valleys morphotypes have been identified, each one being charaterized by a unique morphology and mechanism of formation. Monitoring of the experimental ice sheet during tunnel valley formation shows close relationship between tunnel valleys development and "ice streams" dynamics. The evolution of tunnel valley drainage capacity seems to have a strong influence on ice sheet stability by regulating ice flux within "ice stream corridors".