Soil macrofauna under integrated crop-livestock systems in a Brazilian Cerrado Ferralsol
The objective of this work was to assess the effects of integrated crop-livestock systems, associated with two tillage and two fertilization regimes, on the abundance and diversity of the soil macrofauna. Four different management systems were studied: continuous pasture (mixed grass); continuous cr...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pesquisa agropecuaria brasileira 2009-08, Vol.44 (8), p.1011-1020 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The objective of this work was to assess the effects of integrated crop-livestock systems, associated with two tillage and two fertilization regimes, on the abundance and diversity of the soil macrofauna. Four different management systems were studied: continuous pasture (mixed grass); continuous crop; two crop-livestock rotations (crop/pasture and pasture/crop); and native Cerrado as a control. Macrofauna was sampled using a modified Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility method, and all individuals were counted and identified at the morphospecies level for each plot. A total of 194 morphospecies were found, distributed among 30 groups, and the most representative in decreasing order of density were: Isoptera, Coleoptera larvae, Formicidae, Oligochaeta, Coleoptera adult, Diplopoda, Hemiptera, Diptera larvae, Arachnida, Chilopoda, Lepidoptera, Gasteropoda, Blattodea and Orthoptera. Soil management systems and tillage regimes affected the structure of soil macrofauna, and integrated crop-livestock systems, associated with no-tillage, especially with grass/legume species associations, had more favorable conditions for the development of "soil engineers" compared with continuous pasture or arable crops. Soil macrofauna density and diversity, assessed at morphospecies level, are effective data to measure the impact of land use in Cerrado soils.
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar os efeitos de sistemas de integração lavoura-pecuária, associados a dois tipos de preparo e de fertilização do solo, sobre a abundância e a diversidade da macrofauna edáfica. Quatro sistemas de manejo foram estudados: pastagem contínua de gramíneas; lavoura contínua de culturas anuais; dois sistemas integrados lavoura-pecuária (lavoura/pastagem e pastagem/lavoura); e Cerrado nativo (controle). A macrofauna foi avaliada pelo método "Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility" modificado e todos os indivíduos coletados nas parcelas foram contados e identificados ao nível de morfoespécies. O total de 194 morfoespécies foi encontrado, distribuído entre 30 grandes grupos, dos quais os mais representativos em ordem decrescente de densidade foram: Isoptera, larvas de Coleoptera, Formicidae, Oligochaeta, adultos de Coleoptera, Diplopoda, Hemiptera, larvas de Diptera, Arachnida, Chilopoda, Lepidoptera, Gasteropoda, Blattodea e Orthoptera. Os sistemas de uso e de preparo do solo afetaram a estrutura das comunidades da macrofauna edáfica. Os sistemas de integração lavoura-pecuária, associados ao plantio |
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ISSN: | 0100-204X 1678-3921 1678-3921 0100-204X |
DOI: | 10.1590/S0100-204X2009000800033 |