Successfully managing invasive plants in natural systems is extremely difficult. Recently however, progress has been made with an approach focused on changing ecosystem processes through the disturbance regime. We performed a large-scale (3 ha) full-factorial field experiment in densely invaded woodland in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, a savanna reserve in South Africa, to study the effect of fire on the control of the pan-tropical invasive exotic shrub Chromolaena odorata in combination with the conventional method, i.e. manual clearing and herbicide application. We show how fire interacted with the conventional clearing of C. odorata and induced an intense canopy fire that caused a shift from woodland to grassland. After 2.5 years of monitoring, grasses were still dominant and re-invasion minimal. It is important to note that fire without prior clearing did not have the same effect and was not successful in reducing densities of C. odorata. An integrated control practice targeting the species with mechanical and chemical methods, while simultaneously targeting its habitat through fire, effectively controlled dense C. odorata thickets during the course of the experiment. However, this approach transformed regular surface fires into high-intensity canopy fires that are rare in savannas. We discuss how this altered fire regime may threaten native habitats, including fire-sensitive forest patches and riverine woodlands within the savanna mozaic. This is an important dilemma for managers that should not be overlooked and asks for long-term data on the impact of control programs on the native vegetation.
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Life on land", "Fire", "ECOLOGY", "01 natural sciences", "Integrative management", "Tree-grass dynamics", "Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park", "BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS", "EUPATORIUM-ODORATUM", "NATURE RESERVES", "ECOSYSTEMS", "Biological invasions", "NATIONAL-PARK", "ENVIRONMENTS FOLLOWING SLASH", "Ecology", " Evolution", " Behavior and Systematics", "TROPICAL SAVANNAS"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-011-0102-z"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Biological%20Invasions", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s10530-011-0102-z", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s10530-011-0102-z", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s10530-011-0102-z"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-09-16T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-004-0599-3", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-27T16:16:03Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2005-05-31", "title": "Senna Siamea Trees Recycle Ca From A Ca-Rich Subsoil And Increase The Topsoil Ph In Agroforestry Systems In The West African Derived Savanna Zone", "description": "The functioning of trees as a safety-net for capturing nutrients leached beyond the reach of crop roots was evaluated by investigating changes in exchangeable cations (Ca, Mg, and K) and pH in a wide range of medium to long term alley cropping trials in the derived savanna of West Africa, compared to no-tree control plots. Topsoil Ca content, effective cation exchange capacity, and pH were substantially higher under Sennasiamea than under Leucaena leucocephala, Gliricidia sepium, or the no-tree control plots in sites with a Bt horizon rich in exchangeable Ca. This was shown to be largely related to the recovery of Ca from the subsoil under Senna trees. The increase of the Ca content of the topsoil under Senna relative to the no-tree control treatment was related to the total amount of dry matter applied since trial establishment. The lack of increase in Ca accumulation under the other species was related to potential recovery of Ca from the topsoil itself and/or substantial Ca leaching. The accumulation of Ca in the topsoil under Senna had a marked effect on the topsoil pH, the latter increasing significantly compared with the Leucaena, Gliridia, and no-tree control treatments. In conclusion, the current work shows that the functioning of the often hypothesized \u2018safety-net\u2019 of trees in a cropping system depends on (i) the tree species and on (ii) the presence of a subsoil of suitable quality, i.e., clay enriched and with high Ca saturation.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "senna siamea", "topsoil", "01 natural sciences", "savannas", "agroforestry", "plant litter", "calcio", "subsoil", "top soil", "sabanas", "2. Zero hunger", "calcium", "biomass", "cerca viva", "capa arable del suelo", "litterfall prunings", "ph del suelo", "hojarasca", "trees", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "subsoil ca content", "soil ph", "gliricidia sepium", "leucaena leucocephala", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "hedges", "agroforesteria", "leucaena lecocephala"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-004-0599-3"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-004-0599-3", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-004-0599-3", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-004-0599-3"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2005-02-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-008-9714-1", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-27T16:16:06Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2008-07-17", "title": "Assessment Of Nutrient Deficiencies In Maize In Nutrient Omission Trials And Long-Term Field Experiments In The West African Savanna", "description": "Low soil fertility is one of the main constraints to crop production in the West African savanna. However, the response of major cereals to fertilizer applications is often far below the potential yields. Low fertilizer efficiency, inadequacy of current fertilizer recommendations, and the ignorance of nutrients other than N, P, and K may limit crop production. Nutrient limitations to maize production were identified in on-farm trials in Togo and in several long-term experiments in Nigeria and Benin. Maize ear leaf samples were analyzed for macro and micro-nutrients, and the Diagnosis and Recommendation Integrated Systems (DRIS) was applied to rank nutrients according to their degree of limitation to maize. In the on-farm trials, both yield and DRIS results indicated that, when N is supplied, P limited maize production in all fields, reducing yields by 31% on average. Sulfur was limiting in 81% of the fields and was responsible for an average yield reduction of 20%. In the long-term experiments where N, P, and K had been annually applied, Ca and Mg indices were strongly negative, indicative of deficiency. Zn indices were negative in all trials. Despite N-fertilizer additions, N indices remained negative in some of the long-term experiments, pointing to low efficiency of applied fertilizers. There was a direct link between DRIS indices and the management imposed in the different experiments, indicating that DRIS is a useful approach to reveal nutrient deficiencies or imbalances in maize in the region.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "diagnosis and recommendation integrated system", "fertilizers", "soil deficiencies", "producci\u00f3n vegetal", "maize", "deficiencias del suelo", "01 natural sciences", "savannas", "ma\u00edz", "soil", "wheat", "sistema integrado de diagn\u00f3stico y recomendaci\u00f3n", "balances", "regions", "abonos", "sabanas", "2. Zero hunger", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "yield", "nigeria", "copper", "sulfur", "plant production", "\u00e1frica occidental", "systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "management"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-008-9714-1"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-008-9714-1", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-008-9714-1", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-008-9714-1"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2008-07-18T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-27T16:16:08Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-03-09", "title": "Maize Yield And Nutrition During 4\u00a0Years After Biochar Application To A Colombian Savanna Oxisol", "description": "The application of biochar (biomass-derived black carbon) to soil has been shown to improve crop yields, but the reasons for this are often not clearly demonstrated. Here, we studied the effect of a single application of 0, 8 and 20\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 of biochar to a Colombian savanna Oxisol for 4\u00a0years (2003\u20132006), under a maize-soybean rotation. Soil sampling to 30\u00a0cm was carried out after maize harvest in all years but 2005, maize tissue samples were collected and crop biomass was measured at harvest. Maize grain yield did not significantly increase in the first year, but increases in the 20\u00a0t\u00a0ha\u22121 plots over the control were 28, 30 and 140% for 2004, 2005 and 2006, respectively. The availability of nutrients such as Ca and Mg was greater with biochar, and crop tissue analyses showed that Ca and Mg were limiting in this system. Soil pH increased, and exchangeable acidity showed a decreasing trend with biochar application. We attribute the greater crop yield and nutrient uptake primarily to the 77\u2013320% greater available Ca and Mg in soil where biochar was applied.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "yields", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "maize", "rendimiento", "sabanas", "01 natural sciences", "savannas", "ma\u00edz", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Susan J. Riha, Marco Antonio Rond\u00f3n, Marco Antonio Rond\u00f3n, Diego Molina, Julie Major, Johannes Lehmann,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "http://www.css.cornell.edu/faculty/lehmann/publ/PlantSoil%20333,%20117-128,%202010%20Major.pdf"}, {"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-010-0327-0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2010-03-10T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1007/s11104-011-0860-5", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-27T16:16:10Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2011-07-29", "title": "Leaf Litter Manipulations Alter Soil Physicochemical Properties And Tree Growth In A Neotropical Savanna", "description": "This study was aimed to assess the role that leaf litter play in nutrient cycling, nutrient soil availability and ecosystem processes in an oligotrophic tropical savanna. A four\u00a0year experiment was performed in a Neotropical savanna from the Brazilian plateau (cerrado), in which litter levels were modified, and the resulting changes in biophysical and chemical soil properties were studied. Changes in organic matter decomposition, soil respiration and stem growth of the six most common tree species were also monitored. Compared to litter removal plots, double litter plots had lower maximum soil temperature and higher soil water content, and litter decomposition rates in one of three species studied, consistent with higher soil respiration rates observed in this treatment. With the exception of Ca, there were no significant differences in nutrients between the removal, natural and double litter plots, even though most nutrients tended to increase in the double litter plots by the end of the experimental period, while in the control plots nutrient levels remained relatively constant. Of the six tree species used for growth analysis, only one, Sclerolobium paniculatum, a fast growing species with shallow roots, had a significant increase in stem growth due to litter addition. Preliminary results over four\u00a0years indicate that litter removal and addition resulted in some significant changes and tendencies that indicate that litter is effectively altering ecosystem processes. The information obtained also suggest that nutrient cycling in plots with natural litter levels (control plots) was in a closed loop; most nutrients released by litter decomposition and mineralization were absorbed and reutilized immediately by the plants, thus minimizing nutrient leakage outside the system.", "keywords": ["0106 biological sciences", "TREE GROWTH", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6", "NUTRIENT CYCLING", "SOIL FERTILITY", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1", "01 natural sciences", "LITTER DECOMPOSITION RATES", "SOIL RESPIRATION", "TROPICAL SAVANNAS"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-011-0860-5"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Plant%20and%20Soil", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1007/s11104-011-0860-5", "name": "item", "description": "10.1007/s11104-011-0860-5", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1007/s11104-011-0860-5"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-07-30T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.002", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-27T16:16:36Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2006-06-13", "title": "Effects Of Grazing Intensity And Prescribed Fire On Soil Physical And Hydrological Properties And Pasture Yield In The Savanna Woodlands Of Burkina Faso", "description": "In West Africa policies for prescribed early fire and livestock grazing in the savanna woodlands are rarely based on long-term experimental studies. The inherently different management characteristics and their effects on the vegetation dynamics make landscape degradation a contentious issue. The effects of grazing intensity were investigated by a comparison of non-grazed areas, lightly grazed areas, moderately grazed areas, heavily grazed areas and very heavily grazed areas that received one of two fire treatments: early burning and fire protection in a long-term 12-year study. The parameters assessed reflected changes in herbaceous plant cover, biomass as well as soil physical and hydrological properties. The main findings were by and large specific for the grazing level. This supports the argument for devolution of management responsibility to the local level where there is indigenous site-specific knowledge but at the same time insufficient management capacity. A comparison of composite soil samples taken at a depth of 0-10 cm did not differentiate significantly between treatments. This is probably because the composite soil sampling procedure hid the properties of the top first few centimeters. Grazing pressure had a tendency to reduce total above ground biomass (p = 0.081). This was related to increased biomass removal and the trampling pressure (static load) exerted by the animals. The infiltration measurements indicated that the deleterious impact of cattle trampling increased as stocking rate increased. Livestock grazing significantly (p = 0.038) lowered the infiltrability. Prescribed early fire had a tendency (p = 0.073) to reduce the soil water infiltration rate. The subplots subjected to prescribed burning had a lower steady state infiltration rate compared to unburnt areas (means of 49.2 \u00b1 27.5 mm h-1 versus 78 \u00b1 70.5 mm h-1 for burnt and unburnt subplots, respectively). A partial least squares projection to latent structures showed that 34% of the steady state infiltrability was explained by the stocking rate and soil organic matter. Also all soil characteristics were significantly connected to steady state infiltrability suggesting that they are related to the soil hydrological response to trampling. From a management perspective, adoption of a short duration grazing system should avoid high stocking rates because they may adversely affect soil infiltrability, increase susceptibility to erosion in the savannas and decrease biomass productivity.", "keywords": ["soil compaction", "2. Zero hunger", "vegetation", "13. Climate action", "trampling", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "grazing", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "infiltration", "pastures", "woodlands", "savannas"], "contacts": [{"organization": "Savadogo, P., Sawadogo, L., Tiveau, D.,", "roles": ["creator"]}]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.002"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Agriculture%2C%20Ecosystems%20%26amp%3B%20Environment", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.002", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.002", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.002"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2007-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1016/j.fcr.2010.08.010", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-27T16:17:30Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2010-10-01", "title": "Dryland Maize Yields And Water Use Efficiency In Response To Tillage/Crop Stubble And Nutrient Management Practices In China", "description": "Abstract Rainfed crop production in northern China is constrained by low and variable rainfall. This study explored the effects of tillage/crop residue and nutrient management practices on maize ( Zea mays L.) yield, water use efficiency (WUE), and N agronomic use efficiency (NAE) at Shouyang Dryland Farming Experimental Station in northern China during 2003\u20132008. The experiment was set-up using a split-plot design with 3 tillage/crop residue methods as main treatments: conventional, reduced (till with crop residue incorporated in fall but no-till in spring), and no-till (with crop residue mulching in fall). Sub-treatments were 3 NP fertilizer rates: 105\u201346, 179\u201378 and 210\u201392\u00a0kg\u00a0N and P\u00a0ha \u22121 . Maize grain yields were greatly influenced by the growing season rainfall and soil water contents at sowing. Mean grain yields over the 6-year period in response to tillage/crop residue treatments were 5604, 5347 and 5185\u00a0kg\u00a0ha \u22121 , under reduced, no-till and conventional tillage, respectively. Grain yields under no-till, were generally higher (+19%) in dry years but lower (\u22127%) in wet years. Mean WUE was 13.7, 13.6 and 12.6\u00a0kg\u00a0ha \u22121 \u00a0mm \u22121 under reduced, no-till, and conventional tillage, respectively. The no-till treatment had 8\u201312% more water in the soil profiles than the conventional and reduced tillage treatments at sowing and harvest time. Grain yields, WUE and NAE were highest with the lowest NP fertilizer application rates (at 105\u00a0kg\u00a0N and 46\u00a0kg\u00a0P\u00a0ha \u22121 ) under reduced tillage, while yields and WUE tended to be higher with additional NP fertilizer rates under conventional tillage, however, there was no significant yield increase above the optimum fertilizer rate. In conclusion, maize grain yields, WUE and NAE were highest under reduced tillage at modest NP fertilizer application rates of 105\u00a0kg\u00a0N and 46\u00a0kg\u00a0P\u00a0ha \u22121 . No-till increased soil water storage by 8\u201312% and improved WUE compared to conventional tillage, thus showing potentials for drought mitigation and economic use of fertilizers in drought-prone rainfed conditions in northern China.", "keywords": ["prone savannas", "2. Zero hunger", "nitrogen losses", "reduced tillage", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "fertilizer", "6. Clean water", "northern china", "soil", "crop residue", "conservation tillage", "systems", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "agriculture"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2010.08.010"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Field%20Crops%20Research", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1016/j.fcr.2010.08.010", "name": "item", "description": "10.1016/j.fcr.2010.08.010", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1016/j.fcr.2010.08.010"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "2011-01-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1038/371236a0", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"license": "Open Access", "updated": "2026-06-27T16:19:19Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2003-08-12", "title": "Carbon Storage By Introduced Deep-Rooted Grasses In The South American Savannas", "description": "ESTIMATES of the global carbon dioxide balance have identified a substantial 'missing sink' of 0.4\u20134.3 Gt per year1. It has been suggested that much of this may reside in the terrestrial biosphere2. Here we present an analysis of the carbon stored by pastures based on deep-rooted grasses which have been introduced in the South American savannas. Although the deep-rooted grasses were chosen principally for agricultural reasons3, we find that they also sequester significant amounts of organic carbon deep in the soil. If our study sites are representative of similar pastures throughout South America, this process could account for the sequestration of 100\u2013507 Mt carbon per year\u2014a substantial part of the 'missing sink'. Thus, although some land-use changes4 (such as burning tropical rainforests) contribute to the atmospheric CO2 burden, we conclude that the introduced pastures studied here help to offset the effect of anthropogenic CO2emissions.", "keywords": ["2. Zero hunger", "carb\u00f3n", "carbon", "arachis pintoi", "root systems", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "15. Life on land", "feed crops", "01 natural sciences", "sistema radicular", "brachiaria humidicola", "savannas", "13. Climate action", "0401 agriculture", " forestry", " and fisheries", "andropogon gayanus", "sabanas", "stylosanthes", "0105 earth and related environmental sciences"]}, "links": [{"href": "https://doi.org/10.1038/371236a0"}, {"rel": "related", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/Nature", "name": "related record", "description": "related record", "type": "application/json"}, {"rel": "self", "type": "application/geo+json", "title": "10.1038/371236a0", "name": "item", "description": "10.1038/371236a0", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main/items/10.1038/371236a0"}, {"rel": "collection", "type": "application/json", "title": "Collection", "name": "collection", "description": "Collection", "href": "https://repository.soilwise-he.eu/cat/collections/metadata:main"}], "time": {"date": "1994-09-01T00:00:00Z"}}, {"id": "10.1371/journal.pone.0109063", "type": "Feature", "geometry": null, "properties": {"updated": "2026-06-27T16:21:39Z", "type": "Journal Article", "created": "2015-10-14", "title": "Managing Semi-Arid Rangelands For Carbon Storage: Grazing And Woody Encroachment Effects On Soil Carbon And Nitrogen", "description": "Open AccessHigh grazing intensity and wide-spread woody encroachment may strongly alter soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) pools. However, the direction and quantity of these changes have rarely been quantified in East African savanna ecosystem. As shifts in soil C and N pools might further potentially influence climate change mitigation, we quantified and compared soil organic carbon (SOC) and total soil nitrogen (TSN) content in enclosures and communal grazing lands across varying woody cover i.e. woody encroachment levels. Estimated mean SOC and TSN stocks at 0-40 cm depth varied across grazing regimes and among woody encroachment levels. The open grazing land at the heavily encroached site on sandy loam soil contained the least SOC (30 \u00b1 2.1 Mg ha-1) and TSN (5 \u00b1 0.57 Mg ha-1) while the enclosure at the least encroached site on sandy clay soil had the greatest mean SOC (81.0 \u00b1 10.6 Mg ha-1) and TSN (9.2 \u00b1 1.48 Mg ha-1). Soil OC and TSN did not differ with grazing exclusion at heavily encroached sites, but were twice as high inside enclosure compared to open grazing soils at low encroached sites. Mean SOC and TSN in soils of 0-20 cm depth were up to 120% higher than that of the 21-40 cm soil layer. Soil OC was positively related to TSN, cation exchange capacity (CEC), but negatively related to sand content. Our results show that soil OC and TSN stocks are affected by grazing, but the magnitude is largely influenced by woody encroachment and soil texture. We suggest that improving the herbaceous layer cover through a reduction in grazing and woody encroachment restriction are the key strategies for reducing SOC and TSN losses and, hence, for climate change mitigation in semi-arid rangelands.", "keywords": ["Cation-exchange capacity", "01 natural sciences", "nitrogen", "Agricultural and Biological Sciences", "Soil", "Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management", "Soil water", "Rangeland Degradation and Pastoral Livelihoods", "2. 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As avalia\uffc3\uffa7\uffc3\uffb5es foram realizadas nos campos experimentais da Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, Distrito Federal, em seis sistemas de manejo: vegeta\uffc3\uffa7\uffc3\uffa3o t\uffc3\uffadpica de cerrado (CE), reflorestamento de eucalipto (EU), pastagem cultivada (PA), preparo com grade pesada (GP), preparo com arado de discos (AD), plantio direto (PD), estabelecidos por mais de doze anos, na regi\uffc3\uffa3o dos Cerrados. O C foi analisado em amostras de solo coletadas no perfil at\uffc3\uffa9 \uffc3\uffa0 profundidade de 100 cm. O balan\uffc3\uffa7o de C dos outros sistemas em rela\uffc3\uffa7\uffc3\uffa3o ao CE foi utilizado para analisar o comportamento do solo como fonte ou dep\uffc3\uffb3sito de C-CO2. As altera\uffc3\uffa7\uffc3\uffb5es mais importantes na din\uffc3\uffa2mica do C, no que se refere a adi\uffc3\uffa7\uffc3\uffb5es, perdas e distribui\uffc3\uffa7\uffc3\uffa3o, ocorreram nas camadas superficiais. 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To evaluate biophysical pasture sustainability we compared regularly fertilized productive pasture (PP), degraded pasture fertilized 13 yr previously (DP), and native savanna (Cerrado, CE) in an on-farm experiment. We determined (i) biomass productivity of the pastures and (ii) nutrient concentrations in Anionic Acrustoxes from three plots under each of CE, DP, and PP. From the 0- to 2-m soil layer, we sampled solid phase in January 1998 and soil solution during two rainy seasons (1997-1998 and 1998-1999). The mean aboveground biomass production (dry weight) was 2.1 Mg ha -1 yr -4 for DP and 4.1 Mg ha -1 yr -1 for PP. In the solid phase of the 0- to 0.15-m layer, mean total N and S and exchangeable Ca and Mg concentrations increased in the order CE < DP < PP, while NaHCO 3 -extractable P was not significantly different among CE, DP, and PP. In the soil solution at 0.15-m depth, pH and concentrations of Ca and Mg also increased in the order CE < DP < PP. At the 2-m depth, only K, Mn, and NO 3 -N concentrations in soil solution were slightly higher under the pastures than under CE indicating an increased risk of leaching losses to below the rooting zone. Thus, topsoil fertility in both pastures is increased compared with CE, and little leaching occurs. Some fertility indicators in DP are still improved compared with CE 13 yr after a single fertilization.", "keywords": ["productividad", "2. Zero hunger", "productivity", "soil fertility", "tierras de pastos", "04 agricultural and veterinary sciences", "fertilidad del suelo", "15. 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