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Characterization and Classification of Soils under Forest and Pasture in an Agroextractivist Project in Eastern Amazonia

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Author(s):
Oliveira Zenero, Mariana Delgado ; Simoes da Silva, Laura Fernanda ; de Pierri Castilho, Selene Cristina ; Vidal, Alix ; Grimaldi, Michel ; Cooper, Miguel
Total Authors: 6
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo; v. 40, 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 3
Abstract

ABSTRACT: Knowledge of soils in the Amazon rainforest is becoming increasingly essential due to dynamics adopted by farmers that substitute forest for pastures, together with growing pressure from diverse segments of society towards adoption of sustainable production systems. The objective of this study was to characterize the soils along two toposequences, one under forest (F) and the other under pasture (P), and to verify how the change in land use influences soil attributes, evaluating their inclusion in the Brazilian Soil Classification System (SiBCS). The soils were sampled in pits located at the summit, backslope and footslope positions for morphological, chemical, physical, and clay mineralogy analysis. The results show that the soils are chemically poor and predominately kaolinitic. Sandy and loamy sand soils are in the surface horizons, with an increase in clay content with depth. The highest values of bulk density and lowest values of macroporosity were observed in the Bt horizons due to the change from a granular structure in the surface to an angular and subangular blocky structure in these horizons. The morphological properties observed in the field are strongly influenced by the annual soil water dynamics, the parent material, and the landscape, representing diagnostic characteristics that influenced classification of the soils, such as aquic with episaturation (epirredóxico), saprolitic, and gravelly. These diagnostic characteristics in the Argissolo Amarelo (Hapludults) are important morphological properties that have not been highlighted by the current edition of the SiBCS. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 12/14767-9 - Influence of land use on soil functioning and sustainability of agro-extractive systems in eastern Amazonia
Grantee:Miguel Cooper
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants