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Understanding soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics is essential to employ management that contribute to the improvement of soil quality (SQ). The aim of this study was to characterize the SOM and evaluate the emission of mineralizable C (C-CO2) in different management systems. The soil was collected in five managed areas: exposed soil (ES), conventional tillage system (CTS), no-tillage system (NTS), permanent pasture (PP) and sugarcane (SC), in addition to a forest area (NF), in the layers of 0-5, 5-10, and 10-20 cm. Total organic carbon (TOC), physical-granulometric fractionation of SOM were performed, determining the contents and stocks of particulate organic matter (C-POM; StockPOM) and mineral organic matter (C-MOM; StockMOM), in addition to calculating SQ indices. In addition to C-CO2 emissions from the soil. The areas of PP and NTS presented the highest levels of TOC in the surface layer. The highest levels of C-MOM and StockMOM were observed in the PP area, besides higher CSI (carbon stock index), reaching 1.67 in the 10-20 cm layer. The areas of PP and SC were similar to the NF in all layers regarding CMI (carbon management index). In CTS, there were higher peaks in emissions and accumulation of C-CO2. It is evident that the improvements in the SQ in the areas of PP, SC, and NTS caused mainly by the deposition of plant material and by soil revolving not being performed. In the CTS, high emission peaks of C-CO2 show that the lack of conservation management practices contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases.

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In recent years, the Cerrado biome in Brazil (Brazilian savannah) has faced severe environmental problems due to abrupt changes in land use/cover (LUC), causing increased soil loss, sediment yield and water turbidity. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the impacts of soil loss and sediment delivery ratio (SDR) over the last 30 years to simulate future scenarios of soil losses from 2050 to 2100 and to investigate an episode of sediment delivery that occurred in the Rio da Prata Basin (RPB) in 2018. In this study, the following were used: an estimation of soil losses for 1986, 1999, 2007 and 2016 using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), an estimation of SDR, sediment export and sediment deposition using the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST) model, an association of RUSLE factor C to LUC data for 2050 and 2100 based on the CA-Markov hybrid model, and an estimation of future soil erosion scenarios for 2050 and 2100. The results show that over the last 30 years (1986-2016), there has been a reduction in the areas of highly intense and severe degrees. Future soil erosion scenarios (2050-2100) showed a 13.84% increase in areas of soil loss >10 Mg ha-1 year-1. The results highlighted the importance of assessing the impacts of LUC changes on soil erosion and the export of sediments to agricultural watersheds in the RPB, one of the best ecotourism destinations in Brazil. In addition, the increase in soil loss in the region intensified sediment yield events and increased water turbidity. Furthermore, riparian vegetation, although preserved, was not able to protect the watercourse, showing that it is essential to adopt the best management practices in the agricultural production areas of the basin, especially where ramps are extensive or the slope is greater than 2%, to reduce the runoff velocity and control the movement of sediments on the surface towards the drainage canals. The results of this study are useful for drawing up a soil and water conservation plan for the sustainable production of agriculture and maintenance of ecosystem services in the region.

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In the last 30 years, the growth of the agriculture and livestock industries in the Cerrado biome has caused severe changes in land use and land cover (LULC), and areas previously occupied by native vegetation are changing to agricultural monocultures (e.g., soybean or corn) and/or pastures. Thus, the objective of this study was to analyze the LULC changes for the years 1986, 1999, 2007, and 2016 based on Landsat time series and object-based image analysis (OBIA) for the Prata River Basin. Twelve LULC classes were mapped: riparian forest, cerrado, swampy grasslands, wetlands, semideciduous forest, pasture, agriculture, fallow agricultural land, barren land, eucalyptus, water bodies, and burnt area. The classifications presented results with an overall accuracy of more than 93% and a kappa coefficient of 0.92. In 2007, the pasture class had the highest increase in area (48.5%), with a total area of 118.32 km2 of Cerrado biome vegetation converted to pasture, and the classes banhado, riparian forest, swampy grasslands, and cerrado had the greatest reductions in area (41.58%, 29.67%, 25.44%, and 21.63%, respectively). More precisely, the wetlands class underwent the greatest decrease under the advancement of pasture in the studied period (- 36.2%). These changes are due to factors favorable to agropastoral practices, such as a flat relief and soil with good agricultural suitability. Graphical abstract.

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The cultivation of sugarcane uses different cropping systems that result in varying quantities of crop waste, this may influence soil erosion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the loss of soil and water, the infiltration rate, and soil surface roughness in an area cultivated with sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Six treatments with different levels of plant waste were evaluated: sugarcane without plant waste; sugarcane with 4.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; sugarcane with 8.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; sugarcane with 12.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; sugarcane with 16.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; and burned sugarcane. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design with four replications, totalling 24 experimental plots. As soil depth increased, there is reduction in macroporosity, total soil porosity, organic carbon content, mean geometric diameter and weighted mean diameter of the soil aggregates, whereas the bulk density of the soil displays the opposite trend. The presence of sugarcane waste on the soil surface increases the time required for the initiation of surface runoff. Sugarcane waste does not alter soil surface roughness, and at the minimum amount of waste administered (4 Mg ha-1) reduces losses of soil and water and increases the infiltration rate. The lack of soil surface coverage after harvesting the sugarcane contributes to soil and water loss, and reduces the rate of stable...

O cultivo da cana-de-açúcar utiliza diferentes sistemas de colheita, resultando em quantidades variadas de resíduos vegetais, que podem influenciar no processo erosivo. O objetivo foi avaliar as perdas de solo e de água, a taxa de infiltração e a rugosidade superficial do solo em área cultivada com cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum ssp.). Foram utilizados seis tratamentos com diferentes níveis de resíduos vegetais: cana crua sem resíduo vegetal; cana crua com 4,0 Mg ha-1 de resíduo; cana crua com 8,0 Mg ha-1 de resíduo; cana crua com 12,0 Mg ha-1 de resíduo; cana crua com 16,0 Mg ha-1 resíduo e cana queimada. Os tratamentos dispostos no esquema experimental de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, totalizaram 24 parcelas experimentais. Com o aumento da profundidade do solo verifica-se redução da macroporosidade, da porosidade total do solo, do teor de carbono orgânico, do diâmetro médio geométrico e do diâmetro médio ponderado dos agregados do solo enquanto os valores de densidade do solo apresentam comportamento inverso. A presença de resíduos vegetais de cana-de-açúcar sobre a superfície do solo aumenta o intervalo de tempo necessário para o início do escoamento superficial. A palhada de cana-de-açúcar não altera a rugosidade superficial do solo e a quantidade mínima avaliada, de 4 Mg ha-1 de resíduo, apresenta eficiência na redução das perdas de solo e de água e no aumento da...

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The cultivation of sugarcane uses different cropping systems that result in varying quantities of crop waste, this may influence soil erosion. The objective of this study was to evaluate the loss of soil and water, the infiltration rate, and soil surface roughness in an area cultivated with sugarcane (Saccharum spp.). Six treatments with different levels of plant waste were evaluated: sugarcane without plant waste; sugarcane with 4.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; sugarcane with 8.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; sugarcane with 12.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; sugarcane with 16.0 Mg ha-1 of waste; and burned sugarcane. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design with four replications, totalling 24 experimental plots. As soil depth increased, there is reduction in macroporosity, total soil porosity, organic carbon content, mean geometric diameter and weighted mean diameter of the soil aggregates, whereas the bulk density of the soil displays the opposite trend. The presence of sugarcane waste on the soil surface increases the time required for the initiation of surface runoff. Sugarcane waste does not alter soil surface roughness, and at the minimum amount of waste administered (4 Mg ha-1) reduces losses of soil and water and increases the infiltration rate. The lack of soil surface coverage after harvesting the sugarcane contributes to soil and water loss, and reduces the rate of stable...(AU)

O cultivo da cana-de-açúcar utiliza diferentes sistemas de colheita, resultando em quantidades variadas de resíduos vegetais, que podem influenciar no processo erosivo. O objetivo foi avaliar as perdas de solo e de água, a taxa de infiltração e a rugosidade superficial do solo em área cultivada com cana-de-açúcar (Saccharum ssp.). Foram utilizados seis tratamentos com diferentes níveis de resíduos vegetais: cana crua sem resíduo vegetal; cana crua com 4,0 Mg ha-1 de resíduo; cana crua com 8,0 Mg ha-1 de resíduo; cana crua com 12,0 Mg ha-1 de resíduo; cana crua com 16,0 Mg ha-1 resíduo e cana queimada. Os tratamentos dispostos no esquema experimental de blocos casualizados, com quatro repetições, totalizaram 24 parcelas experimentais. Com o aumento da profundidade do solo verifica-se redução da macroporosidade, da porosidade total do solo, do teor de carbono orgânico, do diâmetro médio geométrico e do diâmetro médio ponderado dos agregados do solo enquanto os valores de densidade do solo apresentam comportamento inverso. A presença de resíduos vegetais de cana-de-açúcar sobre a superfície do solo aumenta o intervalo de tempo necessário para o início do escoamento superficial. A palhada de cana-de-açúcar não altera a rugosidade superficial do solo e a quantidade mínima avaliada, de 4 Mg ha-1 de resíduo, apresenta eficiência na redução das perdas de solo e de água e no aumento da...(AU)

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