This study assessed the influence of land use (continuous cropping, CC; tree plantations, F; pasture, PG; and native savanna, NS) on P concentrations and partitioning in bulk soil and two aggregate size fractions of two Oxisols, one loamy and one clayey. The quantity and quality of physically pro...
Lilienfein, J
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Wilcke, W.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Phosphorus pools in bulk soil and aggregates of differently textured oxisols under different land-use systems in the Brazilian cerrados]
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Phosphorus pools in bulk soil and aggregates of differently textured oxisols under different land-use systems in the Brazilian cerrados
Soil organic matter quality is usually seen as a major attribute of soil quality. In this study, we extracted organic carbon with water (WEOC) or with potassium permanganate (PEOC). We assessed these extractions for their potential as sensitive indicators of the effect of land use on two importan...
Westerhof, R
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Vilela, L
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Carbon fractions as sensitive indicators of quality of soil organic matter]
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Carbon fractions as sensitive indicators of quality of soil organic matter
Neufeldt, Henry
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Zech, W.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Introduction: sustainable land management for the oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados]
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Introduction: sustainable land management for the oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados
Little is known about the sustainability of cultivation systems in the Brazilian savannas, also known as the Cerrados, despite its increasing significance for that country`s agriculture. To characterize management effects and follow alterations of organic compounds in different fractions, we stud...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Resck, DVS
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Soil organic matter in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados]
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Soil organic matter in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados
The effects of land-use change on the structure of Oxisols in the Brazilian savannas (also known as the Cerrados) are still insufficiently understood. We therefore studied loamy and clayey Oxisols under natural savanna, crop, pasture, and reforestation to (1) quantify management-induced changes i...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Resck, DVS
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Zech, W.
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[Distribution of water-stable aggregates and aggregating agents in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados]
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Distribution of water-stable aggregates and aggregating agents in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados
The effect of land use on the availability of nitrogen (N) was studied by separating total N into a labile and a stable fraction by oxidation and extraction of labile N with KMnO4. The nitrogen management index (NMI) was calculated following the method of Blair et al. (1995) for the carbon manage...
Westerhof, R
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Vilela, L
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Land use effects on labile N extracted with permanganate and the nitrogen management index in the Cerrado region of Brazil]
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Land use effects on labile N extracted with permanganate and the nitrogen management index in the Cerrado region of Brazil
Differently managed oxisols from Central Brazil were studied using a sequential P fractionation procedure because the effects of land use on the distribution of P forms in these soils are barely known. Therefore levels of labile and recalcitrant P forms in the natural Cerrado savanna were compare...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Silva, J.E. da
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Land-use effects on phosphorus fractions in cerrado oxisols]
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Land-use effects on phosphorus fractions in cerrado oxisols
Plant production in the Brazilian savannas, also known as the Cerrados, is limited mainly by low P availability. In tropical soils, rich in sesquioxides, P supply of plants depends heavily on the transformation of organic P by phosphatase enzymes into HPO 4 2- and H 2 PO 4-. We examined two Oxiso...
Renz, TE
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Silva, J.E. da
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Zech, W.
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[Acid monophosphatase: an indicator of phosphorus mineralization or of microbial activity? A case study from the Brazilian cerrados]
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Acid monophosphatase: an indicator of phosphorus mineralization or of microbial activity? A case study from the Brazilian cerrados
We examined whole-soil samples and particle-size fractions to study the distribution of different phosphorus (P) fractions after land-use change from native savanna to crops, pasture, and reforestation on clayey and loamy Oxisols of the Brazilian savannas. Phosphorus was extracted sequentially, a...
Westerhof, R
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Silva, J.E. da
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Zech, W.
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[Phosphorus fractions under different land-use systems in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados]
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Phosphorus fractions under different land-use systems in oxisols of the Brazilian cerrados
Guggenberger, G
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Zech, W.
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[Materia orgánica del suelo contenida en las heces que produce una comunidad de lombrices anécico-endógea de un pastizal tropical, en Colombia]
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Materia orgánica del suelo contenida en las heces que produce una comunidad de lombrices anécico-endógea de un pastizal tropical, en Colombia