In the Brazilian savannas, or Cerrados the rapid advance in agriculture and cattle ranching is affecting soils through, for example, accelerated erosion and depletion of soil organic matter (SOM). Changes in soil microbial biomass are good indicators of changes in SOM. We therefore assessed the e...
Renz, TE
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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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[Microbial biomass, microbial activity, and carbon pools under different land-use systems in the Brazilian cerrados]
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Microbial biomass, microbial activity, and carbon pools under different land-use systems in the Brazilian cerrados
Lopes, A
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Ayarza, Miguel Angel
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Sistemas agropastoriles en las sabanas de América Tropical: lecciones del desarrollo agrícola de los Cerrados de Brasil]
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Sistemas agropastoriles en las sabanas de América Tropical: lecciones del desarrollo agrícola de los Cerrados de Brasil
Short-term changes in soil aggregation, total and particulate organic C and N were studied in cropping and pasture systems of the Brazilian savannas, also known as the Cerrados. Furthermore, the concepts of a hierarchical aggregate structure and of the interaction of soil structure with particula...
Freibauer, A.
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Westerhof, R
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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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[Short-term variation in aggregation and particulate organic matter under crops and pastures]
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Short-term variation in aggregation and particulate organic matter under crops and pastures
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
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
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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Thomas, Richard J.
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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[Soil macrofauna: an available but little-known natural resources]
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Soil macrofauna: an available but little-known natural resources
Vera, Raúl R.
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[Investigación en sistemas agropastoriles: antecedentes y estrategias]
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Investigación en sistemas agropastoriles: antecedentes y estrategias
The effects of different types of land management on the soil macroinvertebrate communities on acid soil savannas of Colombia have been assessed using the Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Program (TSBF) methodology. Invertebrates were identified among broad taxonomic units, TU (Orders or Famil...
Decaëns, Thibaud
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Escobar, G.
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Rippstein, G
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Schneidmadl, J
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Sanz Scovino, José Ignacio
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Hoyos, P.
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Thomas, Richard J.
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[Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Eastern plains of Colombia]
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Impact of land management on soil macrofauna in the Eastern plains of Colombia
Martiodrilus carimaguensis (Oligochaeta, Glossoscolecidae) is a large, anecic native earthworm species which was found in natural and disturbed savannas in the Oxisols of the Colombian Llanos. The population dynamics of this species were studied in a native savanna, and in a 17-year-old grazed gr...
Jiménez Jaén, J.J.
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Moreno, Alonso
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Lavelle, Patrick M.
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Decaëns, Thibaud
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[Population dynamics and adaptive strategies of Martiodrilus carimaguensis (oligochaeta, glossoscolecidae), a native species from the well-drained savannas of Colombia]
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Population dynamics and adaptive strategies of Martiodrilus carimaguensis (oligochaeta, glossoscolecidae), a native species from the well-drained savannas of Colombia