Chemical, physical and micromorphological properties of termite mounds and adjacent soils along a toposequence in Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

SANTI SARCINELLI, T.

Dept. de Solos, Univ. Federal, Viçosa, Bresil

SCHAEFER, C.E.G.R.

Dept. de Solos, Univ. Federal, Viçosa, Bresil

DE SOUZA LINCH, L.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Brasília-DF, Bresil

DIAS ARATO, H.

Dept. de Solos, Univ. Federal, Viçosa, Bresil

VIANA, J.H.M.

Empresa Brasileíra de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa-CNPMS, Sete Lagoas, Bresil

DE ALBUQUERQUE FILHO, M.R.

Empresa Brasileíra de Pesquisa Agropecuária, Embrapa-CNPMS, Sete Lagoas, Bresil

TELLES GONÇALVES, T.

Dept. de Biologia Animal-Entomologia, Univ. Federal, Viçosa, Bresil

Description :
This study investigates termite activity and its effects on chemical, physical and micromorphological attributes of soils and termite mounds, at different topographic positions, in a degraded grassland area. This toposequence of Latosols (Oxisols) is located in Viçosa, in the region of Zona da Mata, Minas Gerais State. The results show that the textural and chemical uniformity of Latosols may be increased, following the pedobiological turnover during mound building.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Catena (Giessen), issn : 0341-8162, 2009, vol. 76, n°. 2, p. 107-113, nombre de pages : 7, Références bibliographiques : 43 ref.

Date :
2009

Editeur :
Pays édition : Allemagne, Cremlingen-Destedt, Catena

Langue :
Anglais