Deforestation and land use change mediate soil carbon changes in the eastern Brazilian Amazon

• Published in: Regional environmental change Vol. 21; no. 3
• Main Authors: Damian, Júnior Melo, Durigan, Mariana Regina, Cherubin, Maurício Roberto, Maia, Stoécio Malta Ferreira, Ogle, Stephen M., de Camargo, Plínio Barbosa, Ferreira, Joice Nunes, de Oliveira Júnior, Raimundo Cosme, Cerri, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agricultural land; Carbon; Carbon content; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Deforestation; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Forest biomass; Forests; Geography; Global temperature changes; Land cover; Land use; Nature Conservation; Oceanography; Original Article; Pasture; Regional management practices with positive effects on soil carbon to meet the goals of the 4p1000 initiative; Regional/Spatial Science; Soil types; Soils; Uncertainty; Brazil; Amazon Basin; Monte Carlo method; Climate change; Tropical forest; Soil organic carbon; Carbon sequestration; Land use intensity

Deforestation and land use change (LUC) to expand the agricultural frontier in the Brazilian Amazon deplete soil carbon (C) stocks, and negatively impact climate regulation. The variety of soil types, land-transition options, and management practices present in the Amazon region require detailed inv...