01444naa a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400540006010000280011424501210014226000090026352006160027265000160088865000190090465000270092365000230095065300210097365300190099470000280101370000180104170000160105970000180107570000190109377300660111221345072021-09-16 2018 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.10.0022DOI1 aARAÚJO FILHO, R. N. de aRecovery of carbon stocks in deforested caatinga dry forest soils requires at least 60 years.h[electronic resource] c2018 aCaatinga forests occupy an area of around one million km2 in the semiarid region of northeast Brazil. These landscapes are undergoing rapid change because of accelerated deforestation for cultivation and firewood. The capacity of Caatinga forests to regenerate after clearing determines the magnitude of the carbon (C) sink in the soil, and thus is fundamental information for developing management policies for long-term sustainability. The objective of this study was to investigate C stocks and microbial activity in soils of dry Caatinga forests that had undergone harvesting at different times in the past. aDegradation aOrganic matter aDegradação Ambiental aMatéria Orgânica aSemiarid forests aSustainability1 aFREIRE, M. B. G. dos S.1 aWILCOX, B. P.1 aWEST, J. B.1 aFREIRE, F. J.1 aMARQUES, F. A. tForest Ecology and Managementgv. 407, p. 210-220, Jan. 2018.