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Title: | Sediment-bound nutrient export from five small reservoir catchments and its implications for the Sudan savanna zone of Ghana |
Authors: | Amegashie, Bright K. Quansah, Charles Agyare, Wilson A. Tamene, Lulseged Vlek, Paul L. G. |
Keywords: | catchment soils deposited sediment Ghana nutrient expor small reservoir soil erosion |
Issue Date: | Sep-2010 |
Publisher: | Research and Management |
Citation: | Research and Management, 61–76 |
Abstract: | A study was carried out in the Sudan savanna zone in the Upper East Region of Ghana to assess the rate of sedimentbound nutrient export (NE) into five small reservoirs (Dua, Doba, Zebilla, Kumpalgogo and Bugri) and to analyse the
implications of this export. The catchment soils and reservoir sediments from the various study sites were sampled and
analysed for their bulk density, particle size distribution and nutrient content. Assessment of the nutrient concentrations
indicated that the reservoir sediments were richer not only in nutrients and organic carbon, but also in clay and silt, than
the catchment soils, having enrichment ratios >1. Nutrient export rates (NE; kg ha)1 year)1
) from the reservoir catchments ranged from 0.755 (±0.264) for OC, 0.104 (±0.0245) for N, 0.0020 (±0.0003) for P, 0.016 (±0.0038) for K, 0.009
(±0.0024) for Na, 0.113 (±0.017) for Ca and 0.027 (±0.0093) for Mg. These rates were lower than those of other studies,
likely due to the low nutrient content in the catchment soils. The relationships established between NE and specific sediment yield (SSY) indicated the NE was positively correlated with SSY (R2 = 0.66–0.98). The derived empirical equations
can be satisfactorily used to predict the quantity of sediment-bound plant nutrients lost from similar catchments and subsequently stored in the reservoir sediments. The study results also suggest the need for sustainable land management
practices to forestall erosion in the catchment areas and to reduce reservoir sedimentation, for enhancement of the livelihoods of the communities in the study area |
Description: | This article is published in Research and Management and also available at Doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2011.00459.x |
URI: | 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2011.00459.x http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12185 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Agric and Natural Resources
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