Early Response of Soil Properties under Different Restoration Strategies in Tropical Hotspot

Katarzyna A. Koryś, Agnieszka E. Latawiec, Maiara S. Mendes, Jerônimo B. B. Sansevero, Aline F. Rodrigues, Alvaro S. Iribarrem, Viviane Dib, Catarina C. Jakovac, Adriana Allek, Ingrid A. B. Pena, Eric Lino and Bernardo B. N. Strassburg
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Katarzyna A. Koryś: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Agnieszka E. Latawiec: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Maiara S. Mendes: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Jerônimo B. B. Sansevero: Departament of Environmental Science, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Rodovia BR 465, km 07, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro 23890-000, Brazil
Aline F. Rodrigues: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Alvaro S. Iribarrem: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Viviane Dib: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Catarina C. Jakovac: Forest Ecology and Management Group, Wageningen University, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
Adriana Allek: Rio Conservation and Sustainability Science Centre, Department of Geography and the Environment, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, R. Marquês de São Vicente, 225-Gávea, Rio de Janeiro 22451-000, Brazil
Ingrid A. B. Pena: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Eric Lino: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil
Bernardo B. N. Strassburg: International Institute for Sustainability, R. Dona Castorina 124, Rio de Janeiro 22460-320, Brazil

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: The Brazilian Atlantic Forest has undergone adverse land-use change due to deforestation for urbanization and agriculture. Numerous restoration initiatives have been taken to restore its ecosystem services. Deforested areas have been restored through active intervention or natural regeneration. Understanding the impact of those different reforestation approaches on soil quality should provide important scientific and practical conclusions on increasing forest cover in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest biome. However, studies evaluating active planting versus natural regeneration in terms of soil recovery are scarce. We evaluate soil dynamics under those two contrasting strategies at an early stage (<10 years). Reforestation was conducted simultaneously on degraded lands previously used for cattle grazing and compared to an abandoned pasture as a reference system. We examined soil physicochemical properties such as: pH, soil organic matter content, soil moisture, N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Mn, Cu, Al, and soil texture. We also present the costs of both methods. We found significant differences in restored areas regarding pH, Na, Fe, Mn content, and the cost. Soil moisture was significantly higher in pasture. Our research can contribute to better decision-making about which restoration strategy to adopt to maximize restoration success regarding soil quality and ecosystem services in the tropics.

Keywords: environmental decision-making; forest restoration; restoration strategy; soil recovery; tropical soils (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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