Histosols are formed under geomorphic and climate conditions that allow the accumulation of organic material, and their drainage for agriculture leads to the subsidence process and changes in the content of soil organic matter (SOM), with implications in the sustainability of these soils. The objective of this study was to evaluate some physical properties of Histosols and their relationship to SOM content and degree of decomposition in soils formed under hydromorphic conditions in the states of Rio de Janeiro (Aw […]

The evolution of organic matter sources in soil is related to climate and vegetation dynamics in the past recorded in paleoenvironmental Quaternary deposits such as peatlands. For this reason, a Histosol of the mineralotrophic peatland from the Pau-de-Fruta Special Protection Area – SPA, Espinhaço Meridional, State of Minas Gerais, was described and characterized to evidence the soil constituent materials and properties as related to changes in environmental conditions, supported by the isotopic and elementary characterization of soil C and N […]