Variations in chemical and physical properties of Amazon forest soils in relation to their genesis

C. A. Quesada (1, 2) , J. Lloyd (1) , M. Schwarz (3) , S. Patiño (4) , T. R. Baker (1) , C. Czimczik (3) , N. M. Fyllas (1) , L. Martinelli (5) , G. B. Nardoto (5) , J. Schmerler (3) , A. J. B. Santos (2) , M. G. Hodnett (6) , R. Herrera (7) , F. J. Luizão (2) , A. Arneth (3) , G. Lloyd (3) , N. Dezzeo (7) , I. Hilke (3) , I. Kuhlmann (3) , M. Raessler (3) , W. A. Brand (3) , H. Geilmann (3) , J. O. Moraes Filho (2) , F. P. Carvalho (2) , R. N. Araujo Filho (2) , J. E. Chaves (2) , O. F. Cruz Junior (2) , T. P. Pimentel (2) , R. Paiva (2)

1 University of Leeds
2 INPA - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
3 Max-Planck-Institut
4 Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Diagonal 27 No. 15-09
5 Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura
6 Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford
7 Instituto Venezuelano de InVestigaciones Cientificas

Keywords: Tropical rain-forests; Plant-available phosphorus; Litter decomposition; Organic phosphorus; Hedley fractionation; Phosphate rock; Rhizosphere; Nitrogen; Dynamics; Ecosystems

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Soil study; Hydrology; Geochemistry

C. A. Quesada, J. Lloyd, M. Schwarz, S. Patiño, T. R. Baker, et al.. Variations in chemical and physical properties of Amazon forest soils in relation to their genesis. Biogeosciences Discussions, 2010, 7 (5), pp.1515-1541. ⟨10.5194/bg-7-1515-2010⟩. ⟨hal-01095936⟩