Summary: Agriculture is one of the main responsible for the increase of CO2 atmospheric in Brazil. However, the adoption of conservation farming practices is an alternative to mitigate climate change. Geoprocessing tools can assist in land use mapping process and associate different landscape parameters in an integrated spatial analysis. To carry out this study, the C stock was calculated and spatialized using the software Arcis® 10.2. A gradual C stock values categorization is presented according to land use cover map. It was observed that Annual e Perennial crops land use classes presented the lowest values of C stock. That showed the fragility of agrosystems concerning C stocks, but in the other hand, the great opportunity and importance of to improve agricultural management practices seeking decrease the impact of food production into the global C cycle.

Publication year: 2016

Types of publication: Paper in annals and proceedings

Unit: Embrapa Soils