Changes makes by avulsion in Rio Taquari, in the Pantanal Mato-Grossense

• Main Authors: Mercedes Abid Mercante, Silvio Jacks dos Anjos Garnés, Luiz Antonio Paiva, Eva Teixeira dos Santos, Albana Xavier Nogueira
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2007-06-01
• Series: Revista Raega: O Espaço Geográfico em Análise
• Subjects: Pantanal; rio Taquari; avulsão; Taquari River; avulsion
• Online Access: http://revistas.ufpr.br/raega/article/view/4995

In the alluvial cone of the Taquari River, in Pantanal Mato-Grossense, it is registered the dynamic fluvial process,which causes the avulsion phenomenon with the changesin the Taquari riverbed that modifies the mosaic sceneryand compromise specially the lifes of people who lives insettlements, the shipping and the economic activities. Dataare proceeding from information of satellite pictures and fieldresearch, and indicate that avulsion is a natural process, theythought, it increased by antropic actions in the last years. Likean environmental example, there is the Reparian Settlementsand the recommendations objectify to help the planningprograms for the Taquari River low flow areas, which showsrisks for new water flow changes.