Estimativa da variação do estoque de carbono do solo em diferentes cenários de uso e manejo agropecuário no estado do Maranhão

Soils feature significant variations in soil carbon stocks through in landuse changes, management practices and intrinsic characteristics. The objective of this study was to estimate the changes in soil carbon stock under different scenarios of land use and agricultural management in the Maranhão St...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Mendes, Telmo José [UNESP]
Format: doctoral thesis
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2015
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/136088
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11449/136088
http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/cathedra/16-02-2016/000858479.pdf
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Solos - Teor de carbono
Carbono
Mudanças climáticas
Zoneamento
Estoques
Carbon
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Summary:Soils feature significant variations in soil carbon stocks through in landuse changes, management practices and intrinsic characteristics. The objective of this study was to estimate the changes in soil carbon stock under different scenarios of land use and agricultural management in the Maranhão State, considering the conversion of conventional agriculture to conservationist management systems. The estimate for soil carbon storage (0-30cm) was approximately 24.74 Mt C. Changes in soil carbon stocks were estimated from a scenario (S0) to the current scenario (2010), followed by the adoption of conservationist scenario by the year 2030. The pasturelands are under soils with the highest carbon stocks (62.19 Mg ha-1), the forestry lands with 61.60 Mg ha-1 and agricultural lands with 38.28 Mg ha-1. The conversion of native vegetation for intensive agricultural use contributed to soil carbon losses of 1.57 Mt C, with grazing areas accounting for 1.36 Mt C and agricultural lands for 0.21 Mt C by 2010. The replacement of intensive farming systems by conservationist agricultural practices in the current areas has a technical potential for soil carbon sequestration of 0.6 Mt by 2030, with livestock and agricultural lands accounting for 0.54 Mt C and 0.03 Mt C, respectively