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Bioindicators of Soil Quality in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees

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The introduction of N2-fixing trees in Eucalyptus forest systems is a recent strategy that can improve the ecosystem survival and promote a more sustainable environment. In these systems, there is a strong interconnection between the trees, due to a complex network of interactions between microorganisms, above- and belowground. These interactions result in innumerable biological functions and ecosystem services, which are essential for soil and plant health. Our aim was to explore the major bioindicators of soil quality in pure and mixed Eucalyptus grandis and Acacia mangium plantations. Our efforts focused on the applications, challenges, and recent results obtained in such plantations in Brazilian conditions. We also give details regarding nutrient cycling in the soil and litter interface, and its close relationship with carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) dynamics. We believe that holistic approaches that permit to explore the bioindicators in mixed-plant systems of high ecological value (Acacia) and high economic value (Eucalyptus) will be inevitable in the near future. Thus, we can improve important processes mediated by these bioindicators involved in the interactions, and we will take an important step towards overcoming the current resource constraints, combining increased productivity with the ecological intensification of forest plantations with environmental sustainability.

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    Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira, Maiele Cintra Santana & Elke Jurandy Bran Nogueira Cardoso

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    Arthur Prudêncio de Araujo Pereira

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Pereira, A.P.d.A., Bini, D., Rodrigues, E.G., Santana, M.C., Bran Nogueira Cardoso, E.J. (2020). Bioindicators of Soil Quality in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees. In: Bran Nogueira Cardoso, E., Gonçalves, J., Balieiro, F., Franco, A. (eds) Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32365-3_9

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