Field study demonstrates that oil palm-based agroforestry alters microbial traits and necromass accumulation in Amazonian soils, highlighting pathways for long-term soil carbon persistence.
Raw data and R codes for the manuscript "Microbial traits, necromass accumulation, and soil carbon persistence are shaped by oil palm-based agroforestry in the Amazon" published in Geoderma (2026) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2026.118033). Related data/links: DNA amplicon sequences deposited at NCBI. Bacterial ID: PRJNA1188526. Fungal ID: PRJNA1188610. Research acknowledgments: we acknowledge the support of the RCGI (Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP) and sponsored by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP, grants: 2014/50279-4 and 2020/15230-5) and by Shell Brasil, as well as the strategic importance of the support given by the ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels) through the R&D levy regulation. We also thank the Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON) funded by FAPESP (grant: 2021/10573-4) for the support. The master's scholarship provided by CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, financing code 001) and FAPESP (grant: 2022/10276-2) to Alberto Vinicius S. Rocha was fundamental for carrying out this research. The support of Denise de Lourdes C. Mescolotti and Luis Fernando Baldesin in the laboratory analyses for this study was crucial. We also extend our thanks to the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) for the grant to Fernando Dini Andreote (308611/2021-7) and Maurício Roberto Cherubin (302249/2025-7). Finally, we appreciate the key support from Ernesto Suzuki, owner of oil palm monoculture areas and oil palm-based agroforestry, Cooperativa Agrícola Mista de Tomé-Açu (CAMTA), and Natura Innovation and Technology.
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