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Characterization and classification of soils in a toposequence on limestone in the Serra da Bodoquena, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil

Marcos Gervasio Pereira, Jolimar Antonio Schiavo, Ademir Fontana, Antonino Hypólito Dias Neto, Luiz Paulo Montenegro de Miranda

01/Feb/2013

The soils in the Serra da Bodoquena, a mountain chain in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, have peculiar features that differ from other regions of the Cerrado-Pantanal biome. This study aims to characterize soils formed on limestone, based on the physical, chemical and mineralogical properties and organic matter. A toposequence on limestone was selected and profile pits were opened on the summit (P1), backslope (P2), footslope (P3) and toeslope (P4 and P5). The profiles were morphologically described […]