Topsoil physical properties under a riparian forest in Central Brazil: infiltration and penetration resistance

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Autor(a) principal: Murta,Johnny Rodrigues de Melo
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Brito,Gleicon Queiroz de, Mendonça Filho,Sergio Fernandes, Salemi,Luiz Felippe
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Hoehnea
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-89062022000100223
Resumo: ABSTRACT Plant composition, diversity and structure of riparian forests of Central Brazil are well known. However, little is known about soil physical properties under these forests. This knowledge is important as a baseline for biodiversity restoration and ecosystem services that occur in riparian zones. In order to bridge this gap, here we assessed the infiltration capacity and soil penetration resistance in a plinthic soil under gallery forest in Planaltina, Distrito Federal, Brazil. We measured infiltration capacity (Mini-Disk infiltrometer) and soil penetration resistance (Stolf penetrometer) following linear transects. The plinthic soil had high infiltration capacity and low penetration resistance. Our infiltration estimate is in the middle range when compared to other permeability studies in tropical forests. Like their counterparts, high biological activity along with the lack of disturbance are the likely explanations for such high topsoil permeability to water.