An experiment was carried out at the Department of Natural Resources - Environmental Science, UNESP, Botucatu-SP to evaluate the degradation of aquatic macrophytes discarded in stacks, after mechanical control measures. Stacks of 2.25 m³ volume were set up, composed of three species of macrophytes collected from the Americana UHE reservoir in Sao Paulo. Stack samples were collected at 15, 30, 60 and 90 days, for temperature monitoring and organic material pH assessment during the process, besides compound chemical analysis at day 90. The treatments were: T1-only aquatic plants with stack revolving every seven days; T2- only aquatic plants revolving every four days; T3- aquatic plants + permagel and revolving every seven days and T4aquatic plants + permagel and revolving every four days. The experiment was arranged in a randomized design, with statistical analysis for collection at day 90, using the SISVAR program. Results from the study on macro and micronutrients, temperature, moisture, pH, C/N relation and stack volume reduction were similar to those observed with discard was in stacks of 4.5 m³ volume.
macrophytes; temperature; discard volume and area
