Search Results - "Figueiredo, Ricardo O"
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Dissolved CO2 in small catchment streams of eastern Amazonia: A minor pathway of terrestrial carbon loss
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (01-12-2010)“…Production of carbon dioxide (CO2) in soils can lead to supersaturation of dissolved free CO2 (pCO2) in groundwater, which later evades to the atmosphere as…”
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Nitrogen Fixation Inputs in Pasture and Early Successional Forest in the Brazilian Amazon Region: Evidence From a Claybox Mesocosm Study
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Biogeosciences (01-02-2018)“…The role of biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) during secondary forest succession and in tropical pastures has been investigated and debated for several…”
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Runoff sources and land cover change in the Amazon: an end-member mixing analysis from small watersheds
Published in Biogeochemistry (01-09-2011)“…The flowpaths by which water moves from watersheds to streams has important consequences for the runoff dynamics and biogeochemistry of surface waters in the…”
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Control of cation concentrations in stream waters by surface soil processes in an Amazonian watershed
Published in Nature (London) (12-04-2001)“…The chemical composition of ground waters and stream waters is thought to be determined primarily by weathering of parent rock. In relatively young soils such…”
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Hydrological and biogeochemical processes in a changing Amazon: results from small watershed studies and the large-scale biosphere-atmosphere experiment
Published in Hydrological processes (15-08-2006)“…The Amazon Basin is the world's largest tropical forest region and one where rapid human changes to land cover have the potential to cause significant changes…”
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Land-use effects on the chemical attributes of low-order streams in the eastern Amazon
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (01-12-2010)“…Deforestation is altering small catchment hydrobiogeochemistry in the Amazon. To evaluate land use change effects on water chemistry and other measures of…”
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Soil and tree response to P fertilization in a secondary tropical forest supported by an Oxisol
Published in Biology and fertility of soils (01-08-2012)“…Mature tropical forests are considered to be P limited and to cycle P efficiently. Whether P limitations are significant in younger secondary tropical forests,…”
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Objective indicators of pasture degradation from spectral mixture analysis of Landsat imagery
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Biogeosciences (01-03-2008)“…Degradation of cattle pastures is a management concern that influences future land use in Amazonia. However, “degradation” is poorly defined and has different…”
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Five native tree species and manioc under slash-and-mulch agroforestry in the eastern Amazon of Brazil: plant growth and soil responses
Published in Agroforestry systems (2011)“…Throughout the Amazon of Brazil, manioc (Manihot esculenta) is a staple crop produced through slash-and-burn agriculture. Nutrient losses during slash-and-burn…”
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Discharge—calcium concentration relationships in streams of the Amazon and Cerrado of Brazil: soil or land use controlled
Published in Biogeochemistry (01-09-2011)“…Stream discharge-concentration relationships are indicators of terrestrial ecosystem function. Throughout the Amazon and Cerrado regions of Brazil rapid…”
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Water storage and runoff processes in plinthic soils under forest and pasture in eastern Amazonia
Published in Hydrological processes (15-08-2006)“…Extensive areas of the Amazon River basin are underlain by soils with shallow impeding horizons. To evaluate how the distinctive hydraulic properties of soil…”
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Limitation of Biomass Growth in a Tropical Secondary Forest
Published in Ecological applications (01-08-2004)“…Understanding secondary successional processes in Amazonian terrestrial ecosystems is becoming increasingly important as continued deforestation expands the…”
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Urbanization and small household agricultural land use choices in the Brazilian Amazon and the role for the water chemistry of small streams
Published in Journal of land use science (03-03-2016)“…Many small watersheds and streams in the Brazilian Amazon have been impacted by agriculture and urban development, often due to household economic needs and…”
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Dissolved rainfall inputs and streamwater outputs in an undisturbed watershed on highly weathered soils in the Brazilian cerrado
Published in Hydrological processes (15-08-2006)“…The cerrados of Brazil cover 2 million km2. Despite the extent of these seasonally dry ecosystems, little watershed research has been focused in this region,…”
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Dissolved CO 2 in small catchment streams of eastern Amazonia: A minor pathway of terrestrial carbon loss
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences (01-12-2010)“…Production of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in soils can lead to supersaturation of dissolved free CO 2 (pCO 2 ) in groundwater, which later evades to the atmosphere…”
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Organic carbon fluxes within and streamwater exports from headwater catchments in the southern Amazon
Published in Hydrological processes (15-08-2006)“…Forms and quantities of organic carbon (C) fluxes at the soil surface, and organic C exports from four small (1–2 ha) headwater catchments were quantified and…”
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The biogeochemistry of dissolved nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic carbon along terrestrial-aquatic flowpaths of a montane headwater catchment in the Peruvian Amazon
Published in Hydrological processes (15-08-2006)“…Dissolved nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and organic carbon (C) were sampled along two transects in a first‐order montane tropical (2414 m.a.s.l.) rainforest…”
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