@article{fdi:010075574, title = {{L}and use changes the soil carbon stocks, microbial biomass and fatty acid methyl ester ({FAME}) in {B}razilian semiarid area}, author = {{D}os {S}antos, {U}. {J}. and {D}e {M}edeiros, {E}. {V}. and {D}uda, {G}. {P}. and {M}arques, {M}. {C}. and de {S}ouza, {E}. {S}. and {B}rossard, {M}ichel and {H}ammecker, {C}laude}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{L}and use affect soil {C} and microbial structure, especially in tropical dry areas. {T}he objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the land use on physical, chemical, and microbiological attributes of soils from {B}razilian semiarid. {W}e analyzed soil physical, chemical, total carbon stocks ({TCS}), water-soluble carbon ({WSC}), microbial biomass carbon ({MBC}) and microbial structure of soil from forest, no irrigation maize, succession areas ({A}nadenanthera falcate and {T}abebuia alba) and secondary shrubby vegetation. {T}he use of soil influences {C} stock. {T}he forest soil showed higher {TCS} and {MBC}. {T}he conversion in {T}. alba reduced in 9% soil total bacteria. {T}he multivariate analysis showed that {TCS}, {MBC} and {FAME}s contributed to separation of natural forest and other areas in the superficial layer. {T}his study indicates that the conversion of forest into successional areas can decrease by up to 44% {TCS} and 68% {MBC}. {T}he present study provided alarming data concerning the impact of land use on quality of soil in a tropical dry region in {N}ortheastern {B}razil. {O}ur results provide an alternative tool for the management of deforested dry areas that could serve as guideline for management plan to sustainability for agricultural impacted dry areas.}, keywords = {{T}ropical dry forest ; soil organic carbon ; soil microbial structure ; microbial biomass {C} ; {G}ram-positive bacteria ; {BRESIL} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}rchives of {A}gronomy and {S}oil {S}cience}, volume = {65}, numero = {6}, pages = {755--769}, ISSN = {0365-0340}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1080/03650340.2018.1523544}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075574}, }