8
views
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
1 collections
    0
    shares
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Characterization and classification of two soils derived from basic rocks in Pernambuco State Coast, Northeast Brazil Translated title: Caracterização e classificação de dois solos desenvolvidos de rocha básica na Zona da Mata úmida de Pernambuco, Brasil

      research-article

      Read this article at

      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          Geomorphic surfaces that present soils derived from basic rocks under warm and humid climate are unique scenarios for studying tropical soils. This paper aimed to characterize and classify two pedons derived from basalt at the Atlantic Forest Zone, Pernambuco State, Northeastern coast of Brazil. Two representative pedons (P1 and P2) were selected on a hillslope at the Cabo de Santo Agostinho municipality. Field macromorphological descriptions were carried out and soil horizon were sampled for physical, chemical, mineralogical and micromorphological characterization. The soils were classified, according to the Brazilian System of Soil Classification (and US Soil Taxonomy) as: "Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distroférrico argissólico" (Typic Hapludox) (P1) and "Nitossolo Vermelho distroférrico típico" (Rhodic Paleudult) (P2). Pedon 1 differs from Pedon 2 in some aspects. For instance, P1 presents more yellowish colors, absence of clay illuviation, more friable consistence and the prismatic structure undergoes transformation to angular and subangular blocks. Pedon 2 presents ferri-argilans and leptocutans which indicate that vertical and lateral illuviation of clay is an active process in their formation. These chemically poor and mineralogically uniform soils are a result of the high temperature and rainfall of the studied area.

          Translated abstract

          Superfícies geomórficas nas quais há ocorrência de solos derivados de rochas básicas sob condições de clima quente e úmido são cenários ímpares para estudos de solos tropicais. O presente trabalho objetivou caracterizar e classificar solos derivados de basalto na Zona da Mata Sul do Estado de Pernambuco. Dois pedons representativos foram selecionados no município do Cabo de Santo Agostinho. Após a descrição morfológica, foram coletadas amostras de seus horizontes para caracterização física, química, mineralógica e micromorfológica. Os solos foram classificados, de acordo com o Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Solos (e com o "Soil Taxonomy"), como: Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo distroférrico argissólico ("Typic Hapludox") (P1) e Nitossolo Vermelho distroférrico típico (Rhodic Paleudult") (P2). O Latossolo difere do Nitossolo por apresentar cores mais amareladas (centradas no matiz 5YR), pela ausência de pedofeições que indiquem argiluviação, maior friabilidade e pela transformação da estrutura prismática em blocos angulares e sub angulares. Ferri-argilãs e leptorrevestimentos (leptocutãs) indicam que iluviação, vertical e lateral de argila, é um processo ativo na formação do Nitossolo estudado. Na encosta estudada as elevadas precipitações pluviais, associadas à temperaturas também elevadas durante todo o ano, conduzem à formação de solos quimicamente muito pobres e mineralogicamente uniformes.

          Related collections

          Most cited references30

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: not found
          • Book: not found

          Sistema brasileiro de classificação de Solos

            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: not found
            • Article: not found

            Estudos fitogeográficos de Pernambuco

              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: found
              • Article: not found

              Brazilian latosols and their B horizon microstructure as long-term biotic constructs

              This paper discusses micropedological evidence for the biological formation of microstructure in tropical soils, placing emphasis on latosol (oxisol) formation promoted by termite activity. The microstructure of selected latosols from Brazil was investigated using standard chemical and physical methods, optical microscopy, and high resolution scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray analysis to provide microchemical analysis of discrete microaggregates in thin section. The results showed that, in spite of great variability of parent materials, the B horizon of these soils displayed uniform microgranular structure, with little lithodependence and no apparent relationship to particle-size. Lithorelicts of oval pellets of 100–1000 mm diameter, similar to those in the B horizon, were observed in the upper parts of the C horizon (saprolite). In addition, microparticles of charcoal (<50 m) were found in the inner microaggregates. The basic skeleton of the inner microaggregates was formed of quartz grains, generally smaller than 100 mm diameter. In contrast, the quartz grains of the soil skeleton ranged between 30 and 5000 mm. These microaggregates were not distinguishable from those built by termites on shallowsaprolite. I present a general model of latosol genesis, which considers the close interdependence between the advent of angiosperm-dominated landscapes, neotectonics, and the synchronous appearance of termites and latosols on tropical land, dating back to late Cretaceous/early Tertiary times. The microaggregation of latosols is viewed as a long-term strategy favouring physical characteristics to counteract the irreversible trend of increasing nutrient losses. The degree of microaggregation appears related to high gibbsite and Fe-oxide concentrations, although these minerals are not responsible for microaggregate formation. However, it is postulated that gibbsite and Fe-oxides are associated only with the persistence of microaggregates in tropical soils. Because of a tendency to form face-to-face structures, kaolinite does not favour the microaggregation phenomenon, and hence, highly kaolinitic latosols display coalesced aggregates.
                Bookmark

                Author and article information

                Journal
                sa
                Scientia Agricola
                Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.)
                São Paulo - Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz" (Piracicaba, SP, Brazil )
                1678-992X
                December 2004
                : 61
                : 6
                : 615-625
                Affiliations
                [01] Recife PE orgnameUFRPE orgdiv1Depto. de Agronomia Brasil
                [02] Recife PE orgnameUNICAP orgdiv1Depto. de Agronomia orgdiv2Depto. de Engenharia Brasil
                Article
                S0103-90162004000600009 S0103-9016(04)06100609
                49f55aea-d2b2-471c-9edb-b6f5a1428914

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 29 November 2002
                : 16 September 2004
                Page count
                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 40, Pages: 11
                Product

                SciELO Brazil

                Self URI: Full text available only in PDF format (EN)
                Categories
                Soils and Plant Nutrition

                Red Nitisol,Red-Yellow Latosol,Cabo de Santo Agostinho,tropical soils,Nitossolo Vermelho,Latossolo Vermelho-Amarelo,solos tropicais

                Comments

                Comment on this article