Eutrophic soils and weathering levels influence the distribution of seasonally dry forests in Brazil

• Published in: Geoderma Regional Vol. 40; p. e00921
• Main Authors: dos Santos, Sara Ramos, Souza, Carolina Malala Martins, Arruda, David Lukas de, Camêlo, Danilo de Lima, Tronto, Jairo, Pereira, Greice Leal, Mello, Danilo Cesar de, Silva, Wilson Tadeu Lopes da, Costa, Liovando Marciano da, Schaefer, Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.03.2025
• Subjects: biomass production; Brazil; Caatinga; calcium; Cerrado; clay fraction; deforestation; domain; dry forests; dry season; ecological restoration; eutrophication; illite; kaolinite; land degradation; leaves; limestone; lithology; Mata Seca; organic matter; Pedoenvironments; principal component analysis; savannas; Soil fertility; soil water; steppes; Brazil; Cerrado; Mata Seca; Caatinga; Soil fertility; Pedoenvironments

Seasonally Dry Forests, or ‘Dry Forests,’ are characterized by deciduous vegetation that sheds leaf during the dry season due to strong soil moisture stress. Despite their ecological significance, as part of the Atlantic Forest realm, research on the diversity, genesis, and soil-vegetation interacti...