Temporal variation of soil compaction and deterioration of soil quality in pasture areas of Colombian Amazonia

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-18

  Martinez L J ^a   Zinck, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle trampling; Colombian Amazonia; Colonisation area; Compaction; Land degradation; Pasture deterioration; Soil properties; Temporal variation

Indexed keywords

CROPS; DEFORESTATION; DETERIORATION; INFILTRATION; POROSITY; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEINS;

SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL QUALITY;

SOILS;

COMPACTION; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; SOIL QUALITY; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

COLOMBIA; GUAVIARE [COLOMBIA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; BRACHIARIA DECUMBENS; POACEAE; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 0842263173     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2002.12.001     Document Type: Article

References (56)

1. Ahmed H., Schuman E., Hart R. Soil bulk density and water infiltration as affected by grazing systems. J. Range Manage. 40:1987;307-309.
2. Alegre J.C., Cassel D.K. Dynamics of soil physical properties under alternative systems to slash-and-burn. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 58:1996;39-48.
3. Asady G.H., Smucker A.J.M. Compaction and root modifications of soil aeration. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 53:1989;251-254.
4. Barcellos, A., 1986. Recuperaçâo de pastagens degradadas. EMBRAPA, Brazil.
5. Betteridge K., Mackay A.D., Shepherd T.G., Barker D.J., Budding P.J., Devantier B.P., Costall D.A. Effect of cattle and sheep treading on surface configuration of a sedimentary hill soil. Aust. J. Soil Res. 37(4):1999;743-760.
6. Blackburn W. Factors influencing infiltration and sediment production of semiarid rangelands in Nevada. Water Resour. Res. 11:1975;927-929.
7. Blackburn, W., Knight, R., Wood, M., 1982. Impact of grazing on watersheds. A state of knowledge. Texas Agric. Exp. Stat. Pub. MP-1496.
8. Blake, G.R., 1965. Bulk density. In: Black, C.A. (Ed.), Methods of Soil Analysis. Am. Soc. Agronomy, Madison, Wisconsin, USA, pp. 374-390.
9. Brensson, L.M., Zambaux, C., 1988. Micromorphological study of compaction induced by mechanical stress for a Dystochreptic Fragiudalf. In: Lowell, D. (Ed.), Micromorphology: A Basic and Applied Science. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 33-40.
10. Buschbacher R., Uhl C., Serrâo A.S. Abandoned pastures in eastern Amazonia. II. Nutrient stocks in the soil and vegetation. J. Ecol. 76(3):1988;682-699.
11. Butler A.R., Adams W.A. Denitrification characteristics of a compacted pasture soil. Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft. 60:1990;45-50.
12. Campbell, D.J., 1994. Determination and use of soil bulk density in relation to soil compaction. In: Soane, B.D., van Ouwerkerk, C. (Eds.), Soil Compaction in Crop Production. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 113-139.
13. Chanasyk D., Naeth A. Grazing impacts on bulk density and soil strength in the foothills fescue grasslands of Alberta, Canada. Can. J. Soil Sci. 75:1995;551-557.
14. Chauvel A., Grimaldi M., Barros E., Blanchart E., Desjardins T., Sarrazin M., Lavelle P. Pasture damage by an Amazonian earthworm. Nature. 398(6722):1999;32-33.
15. CIAT, 1985. Métodos químicos para análisis de suelos ácidos y plantas forrajeras. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, Colombia, 83 pp.
16. Correa J.C., Reichardt K. Efeito do tempo de uso das pastagens sobre as propiedades de um latossolo amarelo da Amazonia Central. Pesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira. 30(1):1995;107-114.
17. Eijkelkamp, 1989. Soil Penetrograph Catalog. Giesbeek, The Netherlands.
18. FAO, 1977. Guidelines for Soil Profile Description. FAO, Rome, Italy.
19. Gavilanes C., Alarcón E., Mendoza P. Constituyentes de la pared celular y digestibilidad del pasto braquiaria en dos estados de desarrollo. Revista ICA. 1:1978;91-98.
20. Gifford G.F., Robert H., Coltharp G. Measuring soil compaction on rangeland. J. Range Manage. 30(6):1977;457-460.
21. Greenwood K.L., MacLeod D.A., Hutchinson K.J. Long-term stocking rate effects on soil physical properties. Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 37(4):1997;413-419.
22. Grunwald S., Lowery B., Rooney D.J., McSweeney K. Profile cone penetrometer data used to distinguish between soil materials. Soil Till. Res. 62:2001;27-40.
23. Hecht, S.B., 1982. Agroforestry in the Amazon basin: practice, theory and limits of a promising land use. In: Hecht, S.B. (Ed.), Amazonia: Agriculture and Land Use Research. CIAT, Cali, Colombia, pp. 330-371.
24. IGAC, 1981. Estudio general y semidetallado de suelos San José del Guaviare-El Retorno. Corporación Araracuara, DAINCO-CASAM, Bogotá, Colombia.
25. IGAC, 1990. Métodos analíticos del laboratorio de suelos. Instituto Geográfico Agustin Codazzi, Bogotá, 499 pp.
26. Ishiwata T., Okita Y., Yokobori M. Micro-topography and soil physico-chemical properties of pastures on which parallel cattle tracks were formed. Jpn. J. Soil Sci. Plant Nutr. 68(3):1997;265-271.
27. Jensen L.S., McQueen D.J., Shepherd T.G. Effects of soil compaction on N-mineralization and microbial-C and -N. I. Field measurements. Soil Till. Res. 38(3-4):1996;175-188.
28. Jensen L.S., McQueen D.J., Ross D.J., Tate K.R. Effects of soil compaction on N-mineralization and microbial-C and -N. II. Laboratory simulation. Soil Till. Res. 38(3-4):1996;189-202.
29. Landon, J.R. (Ed.), 1984. Booker Tropical Soil Manual. Pitman Press, Bath, UK.
30. Laredo M. Valor nutritivo de los pastos tropicales. II. Pasto Braquiaria. Revista ICA. 3:1981;123-131.
31. Laredo M., Gómez J. Fluctuaciones minerales en pastos tropicales. I. Braquiaria en los Llanos Orientales. Revista ICA. XV:1980;71-78.
32. Lowery B., Schuler R.T. Temporal effects of subsoil compaction on soil strength and plant growth. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 55:1991;216-223.
33. Martínez L.J. Suelos del área de colonización del Guaviare: características y procesos de degradación. Colombia Amazónica. 3:1987;39-50.
34. Martínez, L.J., 1992. Effect of livestock on soil degradation processes in the Colombian Amazon region: a case study of the Guaviare colonization area. MSc Thesis. ITC, Enschede, The Netherlands.
35. Martínez, L.J., 1998. Desarrollo de una aplicación de SIG para el estudio de los sistemas de producción en el Guaviare. Instituto Sinchi, Bogotá, Colombia.
36. Martínez L.J., Vanegas D. GIS applications for spatial planning in the Colombian Amazon region: a case study of the Guaviare colonization area. Part 2. Evaluating alternatives. ITC J. 3:1994;224-232.
37. Martínez L.J., Zinck J.A. Modelling spatial variations of soil compaction in the Guaviare colonization area, Colombian Amazonia. ITC J. 3:1994;252-263.
38. McCalla G., Blackburn W., Merril L. Effects of livestock grazing on infiltration rates, Edwards plateau of Texas. J. Range Manage. 37:1984;265-268.
39. McCarty M.K., Mazurak A.P. Soil compaction in eastern Nebraska after 25 years of cattle grazing management and weed control. J. Range Manage. 29:1976;384-386.
40. Meeuwig, R., Packer, P., 1976. Erosion and runoff on forest and rangelands. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Workshop of the USA/Australia Rangelands Panel, Boise, Idaho, 15-22 June 1975, pp. 106-116.
41. Moraes J.F.L., de Volkoff B., Cerri C.C., Bernoux M. Soil properties under Amazon forest and changes due to pasture installation in Rondônia, Brazil. Geoderma. 70:1996;63-81.
42. Mulholland B., Fullen M.A. Cattle trampling and soil compaction on loamy sands. Soil Use Manage. 7(4):1991;189-193.
43. ORAM, 1990. Proyecto Orinoquia - Amazonia Colombianas: informe final. IGAC, Bogotá, Colombia.
44. PRORADAM, 1979. La Amazonia Colombiana y sus Recursos. Proyecto Radargramétrico del Amazonas, Bogotá, Colombia.
45. Ramos, N., Romero, C., 1976. El pasto braquiaria. Características y establecimiento en los Llanos Orientales. Boletín Técnico 40, CIAT, Bogotá, Colombia.
46. Reátegui K., Ruiz R., Cantera G., Lascano C. Persistencia de pasturas asociadas con diferentes manejos del pastoreo en un Ultisol arcilloso de Puerto Bermúdez, Perú CIAT, Pasturas Tropicales. 12:1990;16-24.
47. Rodd A.V., Papadopoulos Y.A., Laflamme L.F., McRae K.B., Fillmore S.A.E., Wilson R.W. Effect of rotational grazing on selected physical properties of a gleyed brunisolic gray Luvisol loam in Nova Scotia. Can. J. Soil Sci. 79(1):1999;117-125.
48. Rouzi F., Hanson C. Water intake and runoff as affected by intensity of grazing. J. Range Manage. 19:1966;351-356.
49. Stelluti M., Maiorana M., De Giorgio D. Multivariate approach to evaluate the penetrometer resistance in different tillage systems. Soil Till. Res. 46:1998;145-151.
50. Stephenson G., Veigel A. Recovery of compacted soil on pasture used for winter cattle feeding. J. Range Manage. 40:1987;46-48.
51. Tinker P.B., Ingram J., Struwe S. Effects of slash-and-burn agriculture and deforestation on climate change. Agric. Ecosyst. Environ. 58:1996;13-22.
52. Toledo, J., Serrâo, E., 1982. Pasture and animal production in Amazonia. In: Hecht, S.B. (Ed.), Amazonia: Agriculture and Land Use Research. CIAT, Cali, Colombia, pp. 281-304.
53. Tothill, J., 1978. Measurement of Grassland Vegetation and Animal Production. CAB International, Wallingford, UK.
54. Van Haveren B. Soil bulk density as influenced by grazing intensity and soil type on a shortgrass prairie site. J. Range Manage. 36:1983;586-588.
55. Vomocil J., Flocker N. Degradation of structure of Yolo Loam by compaction. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. Proc. 29:1965;7-11.
56. Warren S.D., Nevill M.B., Blackburn H.W., Garza N. Soil response to trampling under intensive rotation grazing. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 50:1986;1336-1341.