Litter decomposition in wet and dry ecosystems of the Brazilian Cerrado

dc.creatorBetânia Guedessouza e Brito
dc.creatorMaria Das Dores Magalhães Veloso
dc.creatorJudith Sarneel
dc.creatorLuiz Alberto Dolabela Falcão
dc.creatorJuliana Martins Ribeiro
dc.creatorLeidivan Almeida Frazão
dc.creatorGeraldo Wilson Fernandes
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-26T21:46:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-09T01:24:09Z
dc.date.available2023-05-26T21:46:27Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1071/SR18317
dc.identifier.issn1838-675X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1843/54039
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais
dc.relation.ispartofSoil Research
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subjectMetodo de decomposição
dc.subjectHumus
dc.subjectSavanas
dc.subjectMicroorganismos do solo
dc.subject.otherDecomposition processes
dc.subject.otherOrganic matter
dc.subject.otherSavanna
dc.subject.otherSoil biology
dc.titleLitter decomposition in wet and dry ecosystems of the Brazilian Cerrado
dc.typeArtigo de periódico
local.citation.epage378
local.citation.issue4
local.citation.spage371
local.citation.volume58
local.description.resumoDecomposition of plant litter is a crucial process in carbon and nutrient cycling in all ecosystems, but our understanding of drivers of this process in Brazilian Cerrado (savanna) ecosystems is limited. We determined the decomposition rate and the stabilisation factor in areas of cerrado sensu stricto and palm swamp (vereda) in Bonito de Minas, Minas Gerais, south-eastern Brazil. These two major Cerrado ecosystems differ markedly in environmental conditions, but primarily in water and soil conditions. We used the standardised Tea Bag Index method, characterised soil parameters, and microbial activity to evaluate the decomposition process between these ecosystems. We found higher decomposition rates in the palm swamp compared to cerrado sensu stricto, possibly due to higher soil temperature and humidity conditions and higher microbial biomass.
local.publisher.countryBrasil
local.publisher.departmentICA - INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS AGRÁRIAS
local.publisher.initialsUFMG
local.url.externahttps://www.publish.csiro.au/sr/sr18317

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