@article{fdi:010082268, title = {{E}ffect of {S}avanna windrow wood burning on the spatial variability of soil properties}, author = {{E}berhardt, {D}. {N}. and {M}archao, {R}. {L}. and {V}endrame, {P}. {R}. {S}. and {C}orbeels, {M}. and {F}ilho, {O}. {G}. and {S}copel, {E}. and {B}ecquer, {T}hierry}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}ropical {S}avannas cover an area of approximately 1.9 billion hectares around the word and are subject to regular fires every 1 to 4 years. {T}his study aimed to evaluate the influence of burning windrow wood from {C}errado ({B}razilian {S}avanna) deforestation on the spatial variability of soil chemical properties, in the field. {T}he data were analysed by using geostatistical methods. {T}he semivariograms for p{H}({H}2{O}), p{H}({C}a{C}l2), {C}a, {M}g and {K} were calculated according to spherical models, whereas the phosphorus showed a nugget effect. {T}he cross semi-variograms showed correlations between p{H}({H}2{O}) and p{H}({C}a{C}l2) with other variables with spatial dependence (exchangeable {C}a and {M}g and available {K}). {T}he spatial variability maps for the p{H}({H}2{O}), p{H}({C}a{C}l2), {C}a, {M}g and {K} concentrations also showed similar patterns of spatial variability, indicating that burning the vegetation after deforestation caused a well-defined spatial arrangement. {E}ven after 20 years of use with agriculture, the spatial distribution of p{H}({H}2{O}), p{H}({C}a{C}l2), {C}a, {M}g and available {K} was affected by the wood windrow burning that took place during the initial deforestation.}, keywords = {{W}ildfire ; soil digital mapping ; soil fertility ; {BRESIL}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}esquisa {A}gropecuaria {T}ropical}, volume = {51}, numero = {}, pages = {e66853 [10 p.]}, ISSN = {1517-6398}, year = {2021}, DOI = {10.1590/1983-40632021v5166853}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010082268}, }