Author(s): COUTINHO, H. L. da C.; NOELLEMEYER, E.; BALIEIRO, F. de C.; PIÑERO, G.; JOBAGGY, U. N.

Summary: Effective and sustainable management of land use in the LPB depends on the ability of managers and policy makers to predict the impacts of land use changes (LUC) on nature and society. Modeling efforts to predict environmental impacts can benefit from the knowledge acquired from impact assessments of past LUC processes. The soil system is responsible for regulating several ecosystem services. Soil organic matter is directly associated with some of these services, and soil carbon should therefore be assessed and monitored under different land use options. Here, we synthesize research results and analyze LUC impacts on soil carbon stocks from two different collaborative projects: Land Use Change in the Rio de La Plata Basin: Linking Biophysical and Human Factors, led by the University of Buenos Aires, and funded by the NSF-IAI research networks program; and Landuse, Biofuels and Rural Development in the La Plata Basin; led by the IAI and funded by the IDRC, Canada.

Publication year: 2011

Types of publication: Journal article

Unit: Embrapa Soils

Keywords: Impactos ambientais, Mudança no uso da terra, Rio La Plata