Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental & Centro de
Investigaciones y Estudios en Ingeniería de los Recursos Hídricos
(CIERHI), Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Escuela
Politécnica Nacional, Quito, 170525, Ecuador
Earth and Climate Research, Earth and Life Institute, UCLouvain,
Louvain-la-Neuve, 1348, Belgium
Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental & Centro de
Investigaciones y Estudios en Ingeniería de los Recursos Hídricos
(CIERHI), Facultad de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental, Escuela
Politécnica Nacional, Quito, 170525, Ecuador
Teresa Muñoz
Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Agua Potable y Saneamiento
(EPMAPS), Quito, 170519, Ecuador
This study analyzes how vegetation influences soil hydrology, water fluxes, and chemical weathering rates in the high Andes. There are clear differences in the A horizon. The extent of soil chemical weathering varies depending on vegetation type. This difference is attributed mainly to the water fluxes. Our findings reveal that vegetation can modify soil properties in the uppermost horizon, altering the water balance, solutes, and chemical weathering throughout the entire soil profile.
This study analyzes how vegetation influences soil hydrology, water fluxes, and chemical...