Estudio de la conectividad en la estructura de los flujos de sedimentos en la microcuenca de la quebrada Pipiral, en el municipio de Villavicencio, mediante la aplicación de la teoría de grafos y la modelación en SIG

Abstract

Graph theory is a mathematical tool that has delved into various branches of knowledge, its application is as wide as the interpretations that can start from it; An example of this is in organic chemistry, manifested in molecular graphs where you can study the various relationships of carbon with other elements. In the same way, the graphs can be transferred to the environmental environment, a large part of this application has gone on the side of ecological conservation, through the study of the species-habitat connectivity of ecosystems of interest. However, this environmental vision has limited the field of action of graph theory in the environment, concept of multiple facets and interdimensional interactions of society, with economics and ecology. Giving an approach to a new way of applying the graphs (Fressard & Cossart, 2019) they used these as a tool to study the connectivity between sediment transport structures, formulating flow indicators based on hydrological studies that allow knowing the susceptibility of some points against removal processes. This methodology was applied to the micro basin of the Pipiral ravine which is located within the Guayuriba river basin, this in order to establish the dynamics of sediment flow and incorporate an analysis according to the context of the territory. It is worth mentioning that, although the sediment flow provides a sighting to reality, it must be supported by a methodology that allows incorporating variables that allow reducing uncertainty