The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review

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Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro Filho,Alexandre Antunes
Data de Publicação: 2013
Outros Autores: Adams,Cristina, Murrieta,Rui Sergio Sereni
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1981-81222013000300013
Resumo: The sustainability of shifting cultivation is presently a topic of debate in scientific and institutional communities; however, there is no current consensus. To address this debate, we performed a search of the pertinent literature that was published during the last 30 years on the impact of shifting agriculture on tropical soils. This search revealed that the nature of the impact depends on the shifting cultivation system (SCS) phase (conversion, cultivation, or fallow) and on the soil properties (physical, chemical, and biological). We also suggest soil quality indicators for evaluating this agricultural practice in tropical forests, which may be used as a basis for analyses on the tendencies of conservation and degradation of impacted soils. Future research should improve the choices of these indicators, relying mostly on practical criteria, so they can be used by shifting cultivators.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
title The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
spellingShingle The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
Ribeiro Filho,Alexandre Antunes
Shifting agriculture
Shifting cultivation system
Swidden
Soil
Ecological impact
Sustainability
title_short The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
title_full The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
title_fullStr The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
title_full_unstemmed The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
title_sort The impacts of shifting cultivation on tropical forest soil: a review
author Ribeiro Filho,Alexandre Antunes
author_facet Ribeiro Filho,Alexandre Antunes
Adams,Cristina
Murrieta,Rui Sergio Sereni
author_role author
author2 Adams,Cristina
Murrieta,Rui Sergio Sereni
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ribeiro Filho,Alexandre Antunes
Adams,Cristina
Murrieta,Rui Sergio Sereni
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Shifting agriculture
Shifting cultivation system
Swidden
Soil
Ecological impact
Sustainability
topic Shifting agriculture
Shifting cultivation system
Swidden
Soil
Ecological impact
Sustainability
description The sustainability of shifting cultivation is presently a topic of debate in scientific and institutional communities; however, there is no current consensus. To address this debate, we performed a search of the pertinent literature that was published during the last 30 years on the impact of shifting agriculture on tropical soils. This search revealed that the nature of the impact depends on the shifting cultivation system (SCS) phase (conversion, cultivation, or fallow) and on the soil properties (physical, chemical, and biological). We also suggest soil quality indicators for evaluating this agricultural practice in tropical forests, which may be used as a basis for analyses on the tendencies of conservation and degradation of impacted soils. Future research should improve the choices of these indicators, relying mostly on practical criteria, so they can be used by shifting cultivators.
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