Author(s): LIMA, M. O.; DICK, D. P.; COSTA, F. de S.; COSTA, J. B. da; LARA, L. Z.; PERALBA, M. do C.

Summary: This study aimed to investigate the impact of vegetation burning on the content and chemical composition of soil organic matter (SOM) along a profile of a sandy Acrisol in Southwestern Amazon, Brazil, within 3 years after experiment beginning(YAB).The study was performed in Rio Branco, Acre State, and the forest burning was performed under controlled conditions. Samples from 6 depth(0-100cm depth)were collected under burned forest (BF) and primary forest (PF) at 1 YAB and 3 YAB. Besides Cand N contents, humic substances and biomarkers were determined. Under PF, the C content decreased with depth from 12 to 2 g kg-1.C/N ratio ranged from 7.6 at the surface to values around 3 at 1 m depth, indicating a predominance of microbial products. Humin fraction was not detected in the whole profile. Burning of vegetation promoted an increase of C and of humic acids only at 0-5 cm. The n-alkane distribution showed a shift towards smaller chains in the 0-5 cm of BF, indicating main contribution of microbial products. Also PAH?s of high molecular weight were detected in this site. Vegetation burning imparts alterations on the SOM composition, but these tend to disappear within 3 years.

Publication year: 2016

Types of publication: Abstract in annals or event proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Acre

Keywords: Acre, Amazônia Ocidental, Composição Química, Floresta Tropical, Matéria Orgânica, Queimada controlada, Rio Branco (AC), Solo Arenoso