Organic Matter Compartments from under Forest Soils in the Acre State

ABSTRACT This study aimed to quantify the different compartments of organic matter from under forest soils in Acre state. Soil profiles were described and sampled on shoulder, backslope and footslope landscape positions located in the counties of Sena Madureira, Manoel Urbano and Feijó, Acre state. Soils were characterized by chemically and physically attribute, humic and oxidizable fractions. The organic carbon is concentrated in the superficial soil horizons, highlighted by the sharp decrease in relation to other horizons. The clay and cations act more effectively on organic matter dynamics than the landscape position and soil class. Multivariate analyzes indicate high similarity between the sites of Sena Madureira (T1) and Feijó (T3), except the shoulder site from Feijó, which is similar to Manoel Urbano (T2).