@Article{MartinsSPACCPLM:2015:SoTeCh,
               author = "Martins, Susian Christian and Sousa Neto, Er{\'a}clito Rodrigues 
                         de and Piccolo, Marisa de C{\'a}ssia and Almeida, Diego Q. A. and 
                         Camargo, Pl{\'{\i}}nio Barbosa de and Carmo, Jana{\'{\i}}na 
                         Braga and Porder, Stephen and Lins, Silvia Rafaela Machado and 
                         Martinelli, Luiz Antonio",
          affiliation = "{Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo 
                         (USP)} and {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and 
                         {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Universidade Federal 
                         de S{\~a}o Carlos (UFSCar)} and {Brown Universit} and 
                         {Universidade de S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)} and {Universidade de 
                         S{\~a}o Paulo (USP)}",
                title = "Soil texture and chemical characteristics along an elevation range 
                         in the coastal Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil",
              journal = "Geoderma Regional",
                 year = "2015",
               volume = "5",
                pages = "106--116",
                month = "Aug.",
             keywords = "Mountain tropical forests, Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest, Soil 
                         composition, Elevation range, Granitic soils.",
             abstract = "We analyzed soils under forest across an elevation range (100 m, 
                         Lowland Forest, 400 m, Submontane Forest, and 1000 m, Montane 
                         Forest) in the Atlantic Rainforest of S{\~a}o Paulo State, 
                         Brazil. We hypothesized that soil nutrient content would increase 
                         with elevation in the surface mineral soil as a result of higher 
                         organic matter stocks, and the observation that both above and 
                         below ground biomass increase with elevation in the Atlantic 
                         Forest. This hypothesis was partially confirmed. Percent silt, 
                         carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) increased with elevation. Base cation 
                         concentrations, pH (< 4), and extractable phosphorus (P) 
                         concentration were low across the sites and did not differ among 
                         elevations. Extractable aluminum (Al) was highest at 1000 m, but 
                         there was no trend with elevation. The sharp decrease in P and 
                         cation concentration with soil depth and the low concentration of 
                         these elements in the parent material, suggest that the vegetation 
                         of the Atlantic Forest is dependent on recycling of these 
                         nutrients or atmospheric deposition to maintain productivity.",
                  doi = "10.1016/j.geodrs.2015.04.005",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2015.04.005",
                 issn = "2352-0094",
             language = "en",
        urlaccessdate = "27 abr. 2024"
}