Daniel Hanke, Shirley Grazieli da Silva Nascimento, Deborah Pinheiro Dick, Renan Costa Beber Vieira, Leonardo Paz Deble
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Abstract
Successional agroforestry systems have the capacity to increase soil fertility and restore degraded ecosystems. The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of agroforestry systems, at different stages of ecological succession, on the dynamics of chemical and physical soil fertility attributes in the Brazil South region. Soil samples were collected under five different conditions: (i) Control (T) = initial system (without agroforestry); (ii) SAF1 = agroforestry with 1 year of development; (iii) SAF3 = agroforestry with 3 years of development; (iv) SAF7 = agroforestry with 7 years of development; and (v) reference system (naturally regenerating forest with 30 years). Subsequently, determinations/calculations were carried out for chemical attributes/parameters (exchangeable Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+, P, Al3+, H+, sum of bases, effective and potential cation exchange capacity, cation exchange saturation with bases and Al3+), physical attributes (soil bulk density, particle density, total porosity, and moisture), and soil physicochemical properties (pH H2O, pH in saline solutions, and SMP method), as well as chemical element stocks were calculated based on soil mass in each sampled layer. Results showed an increase in pH, total porosity, and nutrient stocks with the systems' development time, accompanied by a decrease in acidity components. The increase in soil fertility is directly related to the increase in soil organic matter content.
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Agroforestry Systems is an international scientific journal that publishes results of novel, high impact original research, critical reviews and short communications on any aspect of agroforestry. The journal particularly encourages contributions that demonstrate the role of agroforestry in providing commodity as well non-commodity benefits such as ecosystem services. Papers dealing with both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects are welcome. These include results of investigations of a fundamental or applied nature dealing with integrated systems involving trees and crops and/or livestock. Manuscripts that are purely descriptive in nature or confirmatory in nature of well-established findings, and with limited international scope are discouraged. To be acceptable for publication, the information presented must be relevant to a context wider than the specific location where the study was undertaken, and provide new insight or make a significant contribution to the agroforestry knowledge base