Soil microbial C:N:P ratio across physiognomies of Brazilian Cerrado Soil microbial biomass across a gradient of preserved native Cerrado



Título del documento: Soil microbial C:N:P ratio across physiognomies of Brazilian Cerrado Soil microbial biomass across a gradient of preserved native Cerrado
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000436278
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Piaui, Centro de Ciencias Agrarias, Teresina, Piaui. Brasil
2Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade de Sao Paulo, Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Piracicaba, Sao Paulo. Brasil
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Volumen: 91
Número: 4
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Different physiognomies across the Cerrado could influence the microbial C:N:P ratio in the soil since these physiognomies present different abundance and diversity of plant species. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial C:N:P ratio in soil across three different physiognomies of Cerrado in the Northeast, Brazil, namely campo graminóide (dominance of grasses), cerrado stricto sensu (dominance of grasses, shrubs, low trees, and woody stratum), and cerradão (dominance of woody stratum). Campo graminóide was characterized by lower values of total organic C, N, microbial C:P, N:P, and soil C:N. Cerrado stricto sensu presented average values for most of the measured parameters, while cerradão presented higher values of microbial C, N, P, organic C, N and soil C:P and C:N ratios. The principal component analysis showed that the samples grouped according to the sites, with a clear gradient from campo graminóide to cerradão. Therefore, the differences of vegetation across physiognomies of Cerrado influenced the soil microbial C:N:P ratio, where cerradão showed highest microbial C:N:P ratio than soil under campo graminóide
Disciplinas: Agrociencias
Palabras clave: Suelos,
Biomasa microbiana,
Calidad del suelo,
Materia orgánica,
Suelos tropicales
Keyword: Soils,
Microbial biomass,
Soil quality,
Organic matter,
Tropical soils
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