Effect of deforestation and subsequent land use management on soil carbon stocks in the South American Chaco

• Published in: Soil Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 251 - 257
• Main Authors: Osinaga, Natalia Andrea, Álvarez, Carina Rosa, Taboada, Miguel Angel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Göttingen Copernicus GmbH 01.11.2018; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Carbon; Continuous cropping; Cropping systems; Deforestation; Depth; Forests; Grasses; Land management; Land use; Land use management; Organic carbon; Organic matter; Organic soils; Pasture; Preservation; Soil; Soils; Stocks; Sustainable use; Chaco region
• ISSN: 2199-398X; 2199-3971; 2199-398X; 2199-3971
• DOI: 10.5194/soil-4-251-2018

The subhumid Chaco region of Argentina, originally covered by dry sclerophyll forest, has been subjected to clearing since the end of the 1970s and replacement of the forest by no-till farming. Land use changes produced a decrease in aboveground carbon (C) stored in forests, but little is known abou...