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Dynamics of leaf litter and soil respiration in a complex multistrata agroforestry system, Pernambuco, Brazil

Costa, Phelipe ; Araújo, Marina ; Souza-Motta, Cristina ; Malosso, Elaine

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2017, Vol.19(4), pp.1189-1203 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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  • Título:
    Dynamics of leaf litter and soil respiration in a complex multistrata agroforestry system, Pernambuco, Brazil
  • Autor: Costa, Phelipe ; Araújo, Marina ; Souza-Motta, Cristina ; Malosso, Elaine
  • Assuntos: Decomposition rate ; Organic matter dynamics ; Soil CO evolution
  • É parte de: Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2017, Vol.19(4), pp.1189-1203
  • Descrição: High litter inputs in agroforestry systems contribute to soil microbial activity, soil fertility and productivity. Considering that the cycling of organic matter is essential to the maintenance of physical–chemical and microbiological properties of the soil, the aims of this work were to estimate the production, accumulation and decomposition of litter, and assess soil microbial respiration in a complex multistrata agroforestry system located in the north-east of Brazil. This agroforestry system has three strata formed by forest and fruit trees and species of multiple uses. During 3 years (2011–2013), leaf litter was sampled monthly to account for litterfall and quarterly to account for litter accumulation. The rates of litter decomposition were estimated using the ratio produced-to-accumulated litter, and the correlation between litter fall and rainfall was calculated. Precipitation data were provided by the water and climate agency of Pernambuco (APAC). Soil samples (0–15 cm) were also taken quarterly, simultaneously with the litter accumulation samples, and soil microbial respiration was assessed using the capture, by a KOH solution, of the evolved CO 2 . The annual production of leaf litter was stable in the 3 years of study in this agroforestry system, and the monthly input of litter to the soil was influenced by rainfall, being higher in the dry seasons. The accumulated litter on the ground was constant, as was microbial activity (respiration) through time. The estimated litter decomposition rates were 1.49 (first year), 1.33 (second year) and 1.42 (third year), being considered rapid rates of decomposition. This guarantees (to the farmer) that this system is capable of maintaining soil fertility and eliminates the need for chemical fertilizers.
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