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Litter Decomposition and Soil Carbon Stocks in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus spp. and Nitrogen-Fixing Trees

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Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus and Leguminous Trees

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The soil organic carbon (SOC) affects many soil processes and properties, and its accumulation is generally higher in soils under nitrogen-fixing tree species than under non-fixing ones. This chapter discusses the main drivers of decomposition and soil C stabilization, with particular attention to Eucalyptus spp. and Acacia mangium mixed plantations. Changes in nutrient cycling (especially N and P by litterfall) and litter quality affecting the activity of the decomposer communities are presented as well as improved management practices to overcome environmental restraint with biological resources. Although N deposition is high in pure and increases in mixed plantations with Acacia, this is not a guarantee of higher litter decomposition. Similarly, the high internal P recycling impairs the decomposition process by unfavorable stoichiometric ratios of its leaf litter. The complementarity in nutrient deposition (e.g., N and P deposition), in soil bacterial and fungi communities, and the segregation of fine root growth in the soil profile are favorable for C stabilization. However, no significant difference in the soil C stocks was detected for mixed plantations in relation to monocultures of Eucalypt. Better results are achieved by genetic manipulation, planting arrangements, and managing the harvest residue practices to improve soil fertility.

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To the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for the Productivity Grant given to the first author. We also thank the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) and the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) for the financial support of our research, the field work and laboratory analyses and to Coordination of Superior Level Staff Improvement (CAPES) for the grants to the students involved.

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de Carvalho Balieiro, F., Cesário, F.V., Santos, F.M. (2020). Litter Decomposition and Soil Carbon Stocks in Mixed Plantations of Eucalyptus spp. and Nitrogen-Fixing 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_4

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