1. Land‐use change alters the stocks of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in a Haplic Cambisol in the Brazilian semi‐arid region
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Diana Signor, Vanderlise Giongo, Paulo Ivan Fernandes-Júnior, Carlos Alberto Tuão Gava, CARLOS ALBERTO TUAO GAVA, CPATSA, VANDERLISE GIONGO, CPATSA, DIANA SIGNOR DEON, CPATSA, and PAULO IVAN FERNANDES JUNIOR, CPATSA.
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Cambissolo Haplic ,Soil Science ,010501 environmental sciences ,01 natural sciences ,Fixação de Nitrogênio ,Soil management ,Carbono do solo ,Soil ,Nitrogênio ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences ,Cambisol ,Uso da Terra ,Dióxido de Carbono ,Nitrogênio do solo ,Semiárido ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Soil carbon ,Fósforo do solo ,Land use planning ,Pollution ,Soil quality ,Arid ,Solo ,Agronomy ,Land use ,Soil water ,Fósforo ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,Soil horizon ,Environmental science ,Arable land ,Fixação de Fósforo ,Agronomy and Crop Science - Abstract
Land- use change (LUC) can impact soil quality. In semi- arid areas of Brazil, impacts of LUC need to be understood for better soil management. This study evaluated the impact of LUC on soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) dis-tributions through the soil profile and stocks of a Haplic- Cambisol in the Brazilian Semi- arid region. Three land- use systems (LUS) were investigated: agricultural man-agement (30years), regeneration under controlled grazing (25years) after 5years arable management, and native dry forest. Soil contents of P, total C, total N, and N fractions were used to calculate stocks and their stoichiometric ratios for layers 0? 5, 5? 10, 10? 20, and 20? 40cm. Data from these LUS were compared using Kruskal? Wallis non- parametric tests. Changes to soil microbial biomass reflected the sub-stantially reduced SOC concentration and stock in managed soils compared with that of the natural dry forest area. Total N stock was not affected by LUC, although increases in nitrate and ammonium offset a significantly reduced organic N fraction in the agricultural area. The largest P stock was found in agricultural land, followed by the grazed fallow regeneration site. LUC significantly influenced the stoichiomet-ric ratio of C, N, and P, with the change from Caatinga to agriculture affecting the equilibrium between organic residues? input and mineralization. LUC resulted in sig-nificant changes to C, N, and P stocks, which did not recover to the original values, even after 25years of regeneration under controlled grazing. Made available in DSpace on 2022-09-06T15:19:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Land-use-change-alters-the-stocks-of-carbon-2022.pdf: 1193419 bytes, checksum: d5a93bdbdf54e432529d8c03b583e4aa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2022
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