Table 3

Riparian condition characterization (mean and standard deviation) of sampling sites in the Langueyú stream. The redundancy test shows the non-redundant variables (pass). Non-redundant variables are highlighted. The numbers in redundant variables represent the selected informative variables accounting for their information. RQI = riparian quality index.

Variable Code Urban Cropland Livestock Natural grassland Redundancy Test
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
1 Riparian width min (m) Riwid min 9.24 (0) 9.73 (0.64) 0 21.5 (0) Pass
2 Riparian width average (m) Riwid avg 11.2 (0.05) 17.05 (1.18) 23.48 (0) 26.28 (0) Pass
3 Riparian width max (m) Riwid max 15.13 (0.6) 21.88 (0.46) 33.8 (0) 32.3 (0) 2
4 Woody cover (%) Wcov 0.22 (0.02) 0.02 (0.01) 0 0.07 (0.004) 5
5 Herbaceous cover (%) Hcov 0.78 (0.02) 0.98 (0.01) 1 (0) 0.93 (0.004) Pass
6 Bare soil (%) Bscov 0.11 (0.04) 0.18 (0.16) 0.21 (0.01) 0 Pass
7 Shrubs (n) Shrubs 0 0.33 (0.29) 0 3.33 (2.89) 5
8 Trees (n) Tress 23.17 (2.75) 2.17 (0.29) 0 11 (2.6) 5
9 Bank stability(%) Bstabil 0.84 (0.1) 0.74 (0.09) 0.57 (0.04) 0.84 (0.12) Pass
10 Bank incisions By livestock (n) Bincilive 0 0 2 (0) 0 Pass
11 Canopy cover (%) Canocov 0.16 (0.02) 0 0 0.01 (0.01) Pass
RQI Basílico et al. RQI Bas 80.17 (1.44) 85.5 (4.33) 70.5 (0) 87.17 (1.44) -
RQI Munné et al. RQI Mun 50 (0) 40 (8.66) 30 (0) 60 (0) -
RQI Rosso and Fernández Cirelli RQI Ros 1.48 (0.09) 1.41 (0.14) 1.46 (0.04) 1.91 (0.13) -

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