Soil carbon stocks under amazonian forest: distribution in the soil fractions and vulnerability to emission.
Soil carbon stocks under amazonian forest: distribution in the soil fractions and vulnerability to emission.
Author(s): MARQUES, J. D. de O.; LUIZÃO, F. J.; TEIXEIRA, W. G.; NOGUEIRA, E. M.; FEARNSIDE, P. M.; SARRAZIN, M.
Summary: Transformations of natural ecosystems in tropical regions, which are usually covered by high-biomass forests, contribute to increased atmospheric CO2. Much of the carbon in forest ecosystems is stored in the soil. This study estimates soil carbon stock in a dense forest in central Amazonia from sets of soil samples collected in three topographic positions (plateau, slope and valley bottom). Soil organic matter (SOM) was fractionated by density and particle size, thus obtaining the free light fraction (FLF), intra-aggregated light fraction (IALF), sand fraction (F-sand), clay fraction (F-clay) and silt fraction (F-silt).
Publication year: 2017
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Soils
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