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Aggregation rate as a function of soil organic matter in heavy clayey Ferralsols

Thadeu Rodrigues de Melo ORCID logo , Marcos Gervasio Pereira ORCID logo , Gabriel Danilo Shimizu ORCID logo , Graziela Moraes de Cesare Barbosa ORCID logo , João Tavares Filho ORCID logo

16/Sep/2022

ABSTRACT Heavy clayey Ferralsols are known for their high capacity to form water-stable macroaggregates. However, little is known about how different size classes of macroaggregates exchange mass with increasing organic matter content. This study aimed to characterize and detail aggregation dynamics with increasing organic matter content in these soils. Profiles of three heavy clayey Ferralsols were sampled to isolate the role of organic matter on the stability of aggregates. In this sampling scenario, a conceptual model was established to calculate […]

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