Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna

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Autor(a) principal: Huerta, Esperanza
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Kampichler, Christian, Geissen, Violette, Ochoa-Gaona, Susana, Jong, Ben de, Hernández-Daumás, Salvador
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (Online)
Texto Completo: https://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/1383
Resumo: The objective of this work was to construct a simple index based on the presence/absence of different groups of soil macrofauna to determine the ecological quality of soils. The index was tested with data from 20 sites in South and Central Tabasco, Mexico, and a positive relation between the model and the field observations was detected. The index showed that diverse agroforestry systems had the highest soil quality index (1.00), and monocrops without trees, such as pineapple, showed the lowest soil quality index (0.08). Further research is required to improve this model for natural systems that have very low earthworm biomass ( < 10 g m-2) and a high number of earthworm species (5–7), as it is in the tropical rain forest, whose soil quality index was medium (0.5). The application of this index will require an illustrated guide for its users. Further studies are required in order to test the use of this index by farmers.
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spelling Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofaunaEm busca de um índice ecológico para a qualidade de solo tropical com base na macrofauna edáficaearthworms; models; soil fauna; soil quality indicesminhocas; modelos; fauna edáfica; índices de qualidade de soloThe objective of this work was to construct a simple index based on the presence/absence of different groups of soil macrofauna to determine the ecological quality of soils. The index was tested with data from 20 sites in South and Central Tabasco, Mexico, and a positive relation between the model and the field observations was detected. The index showed that diverse agroforestry systems had the highest soil quality index (1.00), and monocrops without trees, such as pineapple, showed the lowest soil quality index (0.08). Further research is required to improve this model for natural systems that have very low earthworm biomass ( < 10 g m-2) and a high number of earthworm species (5–7), as it is in the tropical rain forest, whose soil quality index was medium (0.5). The application of this index will require an illustrated guide for its users. Further studies are required in order to test the use of this index by farmers.O objetivo deste trabalho foi construir um índice simples com base na presença/ausência de diferentes grupos da macrofauna edáfica para auxiliar na determinação da qualidade ecológica dos solos. O índice foi testado com dados de 20 locais do sul e centro do Estado de Tabasco, México, e foi observada uma correlação positiva entre o dados gerados pelo modelo e pelas observações de campo. O índice de qualidade de solo mostrou que diversos sistemas agroflorestais tiveram a mais alta qualidade de solo (1,0) e que os monocultivos sem árvores, como o de abacaxi, apresentaram a qualidade de solo mais baixa (0,08). Este modelo precisa ser melhor desenvolvido para ser aplicado eficientemente em sistemas que apresentam naturalmente baixas densidades de minhocas ( < 10 g m-2) e número elevado de espécies de minhocas (5–7), como ocorre em solos de floresta tropical, cujo índice de qualidade de solo apresentou valores médios (0,5). A aplicação desse índice precisará de um guia ilustrado para os seus usuários. Mais estudos são necessários para testar o seu emprego por fazendeiros.Pesquisa Agropecuaria BrasileiraPesquisa Agropecuária BrasileiraHuerta, EsperanzaKampichler, ChristianGeissen, VioletteOchoa-Gaona, SusanaJong, Ben deHernández-Daumás, Salvador2010-11-29info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/1383Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira; v.44, n.8, ago. 2009: Thematic Issue XV International Colloquium on Soil Zoology and XX Colloquium on Apterygota; 1056-1062Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira; v.44, n.8, ago. 2009: Thematic Issue XV International Colloquium on Soil Zoology and XX Colloquium on Apterygota; 1056-10621678-39210100-104xreponame:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (Online)instname:Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)instacron:EMBRAPAporhttps://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pab/article/view/1383/5803info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2012-06-17T11:52:08Zoai:ojs.seer.sct.embrapa.br:article/1383Revistahttp://seer.sct.embrapa.br/index.php/pabPRIhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phppab@sct.embrapa.br || sct.pab@embrapa.br1678-39210100-204Xopendoar:2012-06-17T11:52:08Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira (Online) - Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
Em busca de um índice ecológico para a qualidade de solo tropical com base na macrofauna edáfica
title Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
spellingShingle Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
Huerta, Esperanza
earthworms; models; soil fauna; soil quality indices
minhocas; modelos; fauna edáfica; índices de qualidade de solo
title_short Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
title_full Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
title_fullStr Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
title_full_unstemmed Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
title_sort Towards an ecological index for tropical soil quality based on soil macrofauna
author Huerta, Esperanza
author_facet Huerta, Esperanza
Kampichler, Christian
Geissen, Violette
Ochoa-Gaona, Susana
Jong, Ben de
Hernández-Daumás, Salvador
author_role author
author2 Kampichler, Christian
Geissen, Violette
Ochoa-Gaona, Susana
Jong, Ben de
Hernández-Daumás, Salvador
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv

dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Huerta, Esperanza
Kampichler, Christian
Geissen, Violette
Ochoa-Gaona, Susana
Jong, Ben de
Hernández-Daumás, Salvador
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv earthworms; models; soil fauna; soil quality indices
minhocas; modelos; fauna edáfica; índices de qualidade de solo
topic earthworms; models; soil fauna; soil quality indices
minhocas; modelos; fauna edáfica; índices de qualidade de solo
description The objective of this work was to construct a simple index based on the presence/absence of different groups of soil macrofauna to determine the ecological quality of soils. The index was tested with data from 20 sites in South and Central Tabasco, Mexico, and a positive relation between the model and the field observations was detected. The index showed that diverse agroforestry systems had the highest soil quality index (1.00), and monocrops without trees, such as pineapple, showed the lowest soil quality index (0.08). Further research is required to improve this model for natural systems that have very low earthworm biomass ( < 10 g m-2) and a high number of earthworm species (5–7), as it is in the tropical rain forest, whose soil quality index was medium (0.5). The application of this index will require an illustrated guide for its users. Further studies are required in order to test the use of this index by farmers.
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