Rancharia Forest-to-pasture Chronosequence
- Objective
- Changes in soil organic matter and chemical characteristics by the introduction of cultivated pasture in a Hydromorphic Podzol in Brazilian Pantanal
- Description
- A ten and twenty-years old cultivated pasture were studied chronologically in comparison with a uncultivated Savanna area. A native forest (as reference) and two pasture sites established at different times in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
- Data Access Statement
- Available to any researcher on request
- Data license
- Don't know
- Data policy
- Yes (not online)
- Organization
- Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Pauloresearch organisation
- Person
- Prof Dr Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerriprincipal investigatorEscola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", University of São Paulo (ESALQ-USP)Soil Science
Site: Rancharia Ranch
- Type
- farmer field
- Location
- CorumbáMato Grosso do SulBrazil
- Geographic location
- -18.5666, -55.8
- Visits permitted?
- No
- Soil type
- podzol
- Soil description
- Hydromorphic Podzol (Sandy)
- Soil properties
Variable Depth Value (range) Units Ref year Estimated? Baseline? sand content 0 – 10 Centimetres 95.94 Percent clay content 0 – 10 Centimetres 0.77 Percent soil pH 0 – 10 Centimetres 5 soil density 0 – 10 Centimetres 1.36 gram per cubic centimetre soil total carbon 0 – 10 Centimetres 0.47 Percent total soil nitrogen 0 – 10 Centimetres 0.03 - Climatic type
- tropical savanna climate
- Climate description
- The climate is tropical in Corumba. The summers here have a good deal of rainfall, while the winters have very little. This climate is considered to be Aw according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The average annual temperature is 25.4 °C in Corumba. In a year, the average rainfall is 1074 mm.
Design period: Main period
- Crops
Crop Years grown Surinam grass Guinea beans primary forest
Related publications
- Alterações na matéria orgânica e nas características químicas de um Podzol Hidromórficos sob pastagens cultivadas no Pantanal Sul-Mato-Grossense. Corumbá: Embrapa Pantanal, 2002. 28p. (Embrapa Pantanal. Boletim de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento, 29). ISSN: 1517-1981 [In Portuguese]