Chemical and physical properties of an anthropogenic dark earth soil from Bragança, Para, Eastern Amazon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8084576 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luma Castro de Souza (0000-0002-4500-4035, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), corresponding author), Herdjânia Veras De Lima (0000-0002-2178-8250, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia), Sueli Rodrigues (0000-0001-8249-2990, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia), Dirse Clara Kern (0000-0002-1587-0100, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi), Álvaro Pires da Silva (0000-0002-1544-7310, Universidade de São Paulo), Jorge Luiz Piccinin (Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 337-344 |
| Publication date | 2016-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Acta Amazonica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-5967 • E-ISSN: 1809-4392 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1809-4392201505663 |
| OpenAlex | W2486975473 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0044-59672016000400337 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Although anthropogenic dark earth (ADE) is generally found in non-floodable land, it also occurs on floodplains but, there is no information about the chemical and physical characteristics of ADE in this environment. In this study, we propose to check the hypothesis that a Gleysol, classified as ADE, presents improved chemical and physical conditions than an adjacent soil, no anthropogenic. Thus, the objective of this study was to characterize the chemical and physical properties of the top layer of two ADE profiles in a Gleysol and compare them with an adjacent soil. Samples were taken from two areas classified as ADE in Bragança, Pará State, Brazil, at the "Jabuti" archaeological site, and from an adjacent non-anthropogenic site. Disturbed and undisturbed soil samples were collected at the soil depth of 0.05-0.10 m for chemical (pH, potential acidity, exchangeable cations, and soil organic carbon) and physical (soil particle size distribution, particles density, water retention curve, total porosity, microporosity, macroporosity, and bulk density) analysis. The two areas of ADE in a Gleysol, showed improved soil chemical properties compared to the adjacent soil, particularly in relation to phosphorus and calcium levels that contributed to higher cation exchange capacity which, in turn, was positively related to organic carbon content. Changes in soil physical properties were less noticeable but both areas of ADE presented higher water retention capacity, particularly at low tension. The improved conditions of the ADE soil under Gleysols shows that these areas are adequate for soil cultivation, especially with plants adapted to floodplain
Bulk density · Cation-exchange capacity · Floodplain · Geography · Gleysol · Hydrology (agriculture · Soil carbon · Soil horizon · Soil test · Soil water · Total organic carbon · Amazonian Archaeology and Ethnohistory · Cassava research and cyanide · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Environmental Chemistry · Geology · Soil Science
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |