Soil hydraulic properties, such as saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks), have high spatial variation, but little is known about how to vary a few measurements of Ks over an area to model hydrology in a watershed with complex topography and multiple land uses. Variations in soil structure, macropores (especially in soil that shrink and swell), land use, and soil development can cause large variations in Ks within one soil type. Characterizing the impacts of soil properties that might vary systematically with land use and terrain attributes on Ks rates would provide insight on how management and human activity affect local and regional hydrology. The overall objective of this research was to develop a strategy for using published infiltration and Ks measurements by the Natural Resources Conservation Service for watershed hydrology applications in a Vertisol, and to extend this knowledge toward developing recommendations for future infiltration measurements. To achieve this goal, soil infiltration measurements were collected across three catenas of Houston Black and Heiden clays (fine, smectitic, thermic Udic Haplusterts) under three land uses (improved pasture, native prairie, and conventional tillage row crop). Measurement locations were selected to account for variation in terrain attributes. Overall, Ks values were not significantly different across different landscape positions; however, in fields under similar land uses, Ks values were found to be lower in the footslope positions and higher in the backslope positions. The pedotransfer function, ROSETTA, provided estimates of 64 percent of the overall variability in Ks while also providing accurate estimates of the mean of Ks when particle size distribution and bulk density are used as inputs in the model. Through the use of multiple regression analysis, soil antecedent water content, bulk density, clay content, and soil organic carbon along with two indicator variables for the catenas were highly correlated (r2 = 0.59) with Ks. The indicator variables explained 17 percent of the variation in Ks that could not be explained by measured soil properties. It is recommended that when NRCS measures Ks on benchmark soils, especially high clay soils, that they collect particle size distribution, bulk density, organic carbon, and antecedent water content data.

Agricultural management practices including tillage and irrigation have a considerable effect on soil physical and hydraulic properties in space and time. Tillage practices initially alter the soil physical and hydraulic properties depending on the type and depth of tillage. These changes are reverted back to original conditions due to reconsolidation during cycles of wetting and drying. Irrigation techniques can manipulate the reversion process dynamically due to different modes of wetting. The combined effects of tillage and irrigation have rarely been investigated. Therefore, two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of different tillage practices and irrigation techniques on soil physical properties and temporal variations in soil hydraulic properties, one on wheat and second on the following maize crop grown on the same plots. The tillage and irrigation treatments implemented for the wheat crop were repeated for the subsequent maize crop restoring the same treatment layout plan. Intact soil core samples were collected, in the middle of the wheat crop before irrigation and the end of the maize crop season, for the determination of soil physical and hydraulic properties. Field saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_fs) was determined using the Guelph pressure infiltrometer method and volumetric soil water content (θ_v) and potential (ψ_m) was measured in the field using water content sensors and tensiometers, respectively. The wheat crop received rain showers from time to time, while in maize, a heavy spell of monsoon rains following tillage caused most of the soil reconsolidation. So, the greater intensity of rains, rather than the cycles of wetting and drying, became primarily responsible for the differences in soil physical and hydraulic properties between the two crops. Moldboard plow resulted in an increase in yield and improvement of soil hydraulic properties during both crop seasons. Flood irrigation reverted back the effects of tillage on soil hydraulic properties greater than sprinkler irrigation, while it did not affect the yield significantly. The dynamics of volumetric soil water content (θ_v) differed, depending on tillage type, irrigation technique and crop season. Moldboard plow was the wettest after rain or irrigation events but it dried quicker than other tillage treatments. Flood irrigation caused higher wetting than sprinkler irrigation. These wetting effects were greater in wheat as compared to maize crop. Temporal variability calculated as time averaged relative difference in θ_v was greater during wheat as compared to maize, while temporal stability calculated as standard deviation of temporal stability decreased with flood irrigation in both crops. Soil bulk density (ρ_b) and water retention characteristics (θ_v (ψ_m )) measured on the intact soil cores and total porosity (φ), plant available water capacity (θ_PAWC) and pore size distribution calculated from water retention data depended on the time of sampling. During wheat, the ρ_b was lower resulting in a higher φ than after maize. Moldboard plow decreased ρ_b increasing φ, while the effect of flood irrigation was opposite in both crops with greater magnitude in wheat. Similarly, the effects of tillage on θ_v (ψ_m ) were observed in both crops, while those of irrigation were observed in maize only. Cultivator treatment retained higher θ_v at higher ψ_m (−30 and −100 kPa), followed by chisel and moldboard plow. Plant available water capacity (θ_PAWC) was greater in maize as compared to the wheat crop. Cultivator had higher θ_PAWC than chisel and moldboard plow in both crops. Wheat had greater volume of larger pores (> 10 μm, φ_(>10)), whereas extraordinary rains as well as irrigations after tillage caused these larger pores to decrease in maize. Moldboard plow had higher φ_(>10) at 10 cm depth in both crops with greater magnitude in wheat. Field saturated hydraulic conductivity (K_fs) determined before irrigations and at the end of both crop seasons was greater in wheat than in maize especially in the first determination. Moldboard plow exhibited greater K_fs followed by chisel plow and cultivator in both crops and it decreased significantly with time in wheat but not in maize. Flood irrigation was responsible for a reduction in K_fs and the effect was greater in wheat as compared to maize. It was concluded that a greater intensity of water application in the form of rains or irrigations can revert the changes in soil physical and hydraulic properties induced by tillage more effectively than the cycles of wetting and drying. Soil hydraulic properties may be optimized with the combination of suitable tillage and irrigation for efficient utilization of water resources.

The present status of the environment, including environmental problems such as heavy metal accumulation in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, is in part the consequence of long-term changes. Cores from peatlands and other natural archives provide us with the potential to study aspects of the atmospheric cycling of elements, such as metal pollutants, on timescales much longer than the decade or two available to us with atmospheric deposition monitoring programs. The past decade especially has seen a rapid increase in interest in the biogeochemical record preserved in peat, particularly as it relates to environmental changes (e.g. climate and pollution). Importantly, recent studies have shown that carbon dynamics, i.e., organic matter decomposition, may influence the record of atmospherically derived elements such as halogens and mercury. Other studies have shown that under certain conditions some downward movement of atmospherically deposited elements may also occur, which adds complexity to establishing reliable chronologies as well as inherent problems of estimating accurate accumulation rates of peat and past metal deposition. Thus, we still lack a complete understanding of the basic biogeochemical processes and their effects on trace element distributions. While many studies have validated the general temporal patterns of peat records, there has been a limited critical examination of accumulation records in quantitative terms. To be certain that we extract not only a qualitative record from peat, it is important that we establish a quantitative link between the archive and the few to several decades of data that are available from contemporary monitoring and research. The main objective of this doctoral thesis was to focus on improving the link between the long-term paleorecord and the contemporary monitoring data available from biomonitoring and direct deposition observations. The main research questions have therefore been: Are peat archives an absolute or relative record? And how are geochemical signals, including dating, incorporated in the peat archive? What temporal resolution is realistic to interpret by using peat cores?

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In this context, the aim of this study was to estimate the carbon stock (EC) from different Brazilian soils under different agricultural uses and propose strategies that contribute to mitigation of GEE emissions. The research was conducted in four stages: i) organization of a soil database; ii) development of a pedotransfer function (PTF) for the estimation of bulk density (DS) and evaluate the effect on estimate of EC; iii) estimation of the EC; and iv) evaluation of potential EC by Brazilian agriculture. Data from 38.456 soil samples were performed and, after standardization, they formed a database with 10.445 data samples corresponding to 5.823 data for the 0-30 cm layer. These data covered all Brazilian states, all classes of the Brazilian System of Soil Classification and nine types of land use: annual crop in no-tillage system (SPD), annual crop in conventional tillage system, perennial crop, planted forest, integrated crop-livestock (ILP) system, integrated crop-livestock-forest (ILPF) system, pasture, uncovered soil and native vegetation. Many samples had no DS record, then 12 PTF for DS estimation were developed using 974 soil samples. The performance of PTFs was assessed by R2, and in the validation, the accuracy of prediction was measured based on the mean error (ME), the mean absolute error (MAE), and the root mean squared error (RMSE). All functions overestimated DS values and one of them (PTF 5) presented the best performance. The evaluation of the estimated EC was made with 926 samples layer 0-30 cm, using observed data DS (ECobs), estimated data DS from the PTF5 (ECest) and estimated data DS from the null model (ECnull), in which the DS was given by the mean value of DS observed. Based on the calculation of ME, MAE, the RMSE and comparison with ECobs values, it was found that the ECnull values were overestimated and dispersed. It was concluded at this stage that the null model was not a reliable alternative and PTF5 was applied in 4.540 samples from 0-30 cm layer with missing DS. The estimated DS values ranged from 0,10 kg dm-3 at 1,92 kg dm-3 with a mean of 1,39 kg dm-3 and standard deviation of 0,19 kg dm-3. The coefficient of variation was less than 15% configuring a homogeneous data. It was made the EC calculation for 5.823 EC data for the layer 0-30 cm and these values were grouped by types of land use and soil types. In grouping by type of land use, the lowest EC values were observed in annual crop and native vegetation (0,10 Mg ha-1) and the largest maximum values were observed in annual crop, pasture and native vegetation, with 297,3 Mg ha-1, 259,9 Mg ha-1 and 253,6 Mg ha-1 respectively. In grouping by type of soil, it was observed that a minimum value of 0,10 Mg ha-1 in an Argisol while maxima were observed in a Cambisol (297,3 Mg ha-1) and an Argisol (265,8 Mg ha-1). Three scenarios were developed to estimate the potential increase of EC, from changes in management practices and land use. In a scenario where 18% of the areas of annual crops adopt SPD, the increase in EC was 73,6 Gg. If 15 million hectares of degraded pastures were recovered with ILP system in 20% of the area, and ILPF system in 10% of the area, the potential for increasing the EC would be 88.13 Gg. These values could represent an addition of 59,6 Gg of CO2, which could offset the 472,1 Gg CO2 emitted by the Brazilian agricultural sector in 2010, according to estimates by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. It concludes that: i) the absence of DS data, using a simple PTF is more appropriate than the use of the null model; ii) the detected errors in the estimation of DS by PTF not propagate the EC calculation; iii) the proposed changes would offset emissions from the Brazilian agricultural sector; and iv) the estimates presented highlight the role of the agricultural sector in mitigating GEE emissions. / Nos últimos anos, o Brasil tem proposto políticas para diminuir as emissões de gases de efeito estufa (GEE). Nesse contexto, o objetivo geral deste trabalho foi estimar o estoque de carbono (EC) de diferentes solos brasileiros com diferentes usos agrícolas e propor estratégias que contribuam para mitigação das emissões de GEE. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida em quatro etapas: i) organização de um banco de dados de solos; ii) desenvolvimento de função de pedotransferência (PTF) para a estimativa de densidade do solo (DS) e avaliação do efeito na estimativa de EC; iii) estimativa do EC; e iv) potencial de EC pela agricultura brasileira. Foram levantados dados de 38.456 amostras de solos que, após padronização, constituíram um banco com dados de 10.445 amostras, que corresponderam a 5.823 dados para a camada 0-30 cm. Esses dados recobriram todos os estados brasileiros, todas as classes do Sistema Brasileiro de Classificação de Solos e nove tipos de uso do solo: cultura anual em sistema de plantio direto (SPD), cultura anual sem SPD, cultura perene, floresta plantada, integração lavoura-pecuária (ILP), integração lavoura-pecuária-floresta (ILPF), pastagem, solo descoberto e vegetação nativa. Como muitas amostras não apresentavam registro de DS, 12 PTF foram desenvolvidas em um subconjunto de 974 amostras do banco de dados, sendo 664 amostras utilizadas para o desenvolvimento das PTFs e 310 utilizadas para teste. O desempenho de cada PTF foi avaliado através do R2, e na validação, a acurácia da predição foi medida pela comparação dos valores estimados com os observados, com base no cálculo de erro médio (ME), do erro absoluto médio (MAE) e da raiz quadrada do erro quadrático médio (RMSE). Todas as PTFs testadas superestimaram os valores de DS, porém, a PTF5 apresentou o melhor desempenho. A avaliação da estimativa de EC foi feita com 926 amostras da camada 0-30 cm, usando-se dados de DS observados (ECobs), dados de DS estimados a partir da PTF5 (ECest) e dados de DS estimados a partir do modelo nulo (ECnulo), no qual a DS é dada pelo valor médio das DS observadas. Com base no cálculo do ME, da MAE, da RMSE e da comparação com os valores de ECobs, constatou-se que os valores de ECnulo foram superestimados e dispersos. Concluiu-se nesta etapa que o modelo nulo não era uma alternativa confiável e a PTF5 foi aplicada em 4.540 amostras de camada 0- 30 cm com DS faltante. Os valores de DS estimados variaram de 0,10 kg dm-3 a 1,92 kg dm-3, com média de 1,39 kg dm-3 e desvio padrão de 0,19 kg dm-3. O coeficiente de variação foi menor que 15%, configurando dados homogêneos. Foi feito o cálculo de EC para 5.823 dados de EC referentes à camada 0-30 cm e esses valores foram agrupados por tipos de uso do solo e por classes de solo. No agrupamento por tipos de uso do solo, os menores valores de EC foram observados em cultura anual e vegetação nativa (0,10 Mg ha-1) e o maiores valores máximos foram observados em cultura anual, pastagem e vegetação nativa, com 297,3 Mg ha- 1, 259,9 Mg ha-1 e 253,6 Mg ha-1 respectivamente. No agrupamento por tipos de solo, observou-se que um valor mínimo de 0,10 Mg ha-1 em um Argissolo enquanto que valores máximos foram observados em um Cambissolo (297,3 Mg ha-1) e em um Argissolo (265,8 Mg ha-1). Foram elaborados três cenários para estimar o potencial de aumento de EC, a partir de mudanças nas práticas de manejo e de uso do solo. Em um cenário de adoção de SPD em 18 % das áreas de culturas anuais, o aumento do EC seria de 73,6 Gg. Se 15 milhões de hectares de pastagens degradadas forem recuperados com ILP, em 20% da área, e com ILPF, em 10% da área, o potencial de aumento do EC seria de 88,13 Gg. Esses valores somados representariam 593,6 Gg de CO2, que poderiam compensar os 472,1 Gg de CO2 emitidos pelo setor agropecuário brasileiro em 2010, conforme estimativas do Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação. Conclui-se que: i) na ausência de dados de DS, o uso de uma PTF simples é mais indicado do que o uso do modelo nulo; ii) os erros detectados na estimativa de DS por meio de PTF não se propagam no cálculo de EC; iii) as mudanças propostas compensariam emissões do setor agrícola brasileiro; e iv) as estimativas apresentadas ressaltam o papel do setor agropecuário na mitigação das emissões de GEE.

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No ano agrícola de 2009/10 em Selvíria (MS), analisaram-se os componentes de produção da soja e atributos físicos da relação massa/volume de um Latossolo Vermelho Distroférrico em plantio direto, com objetivo de encontrar correlações lineares e espaciais entre eles. Foi instalada uma malha geoestatística para a coleta dos dados, totalizando 99 pontos amostrais numa área de 10 ha. Os atributos do solo, nas camadas de 0,00-0,10 e 0,10-0,20 m foram: a densidade do solo, DS (métodos do anel volumétrico e do torrão parafinado), densidade de partículas do solo, DP (métodos do balão volumétrico e do balão volumétrico modificado) e a porosidade total do solo, PT, utilizando os valores de DS e DP dos diferentes métodos de determinação, calculada pela fórmula PT= (1-DS/DP). Os componentes de produção da soja foram: número de vagens por planta (NVP), número de grãos por vagem (NGV), massa de cem grãos (MCG), massa de grãos por planta (MGP), população de plantas (POP), altura de plantas (ALT) e produtividade de grãos obtida (PGO). Alguns dos componentes de produção da soja e dos atributos físicos do solo revelaram dependência espacial, possibilitando mapear a área de produção. Assim, os alcances geoestatísticos recomendados para futuras pesquisas deverão estar entre 273 e 526,5 m. Espacialmente, foi possível estimar a PGO pela co-krigagem com a MGP; com a DS (método do anel volumétrico) de 0,00-0,10 m; com a PT, calculada pela relação entre a DS (método anel volumétrico)/DP (método do balão volumétrico) de 0,10-0,20 m; e com a PT, calculada pela DS (método do anel volumétrico)/DP (método do balão volumétrico modificado) de 0,00-0,10 m. A MGP pode ser estimada pela co-krigagem com a DS, quando determinada pelo método do anel volumétrico, na camada de 0,00-0,10 m. Portanto, foi possível estimar a variabilidade espacial da PGO e da MGP e mapear a área, a fim de propor estratégias de manejo visando aumentar a produtividade da soja. / The soil physical attributes spatial variability is an important indicator of localized management practices in the agrosilvopastoral areas. In the 2009/2010 agricultural year in Selvíria (MS), soybean yield components and physical attributes of the mass/volume ratio of a dystroferric Red Latosol (Typic Acrustox) under a no-tillage system were analyzed in order to find linear and spatial correlations between them. It was installed a geostatistical grid to collect the data, totalizing 99 sampling points in an area of 10 ha. The soil attributes in the 0.00-0.10 and 0.10-0.20 m layers were: soil bulk density, BD (volumetric ring and paraffin sealed clod methods), soil particle density, PD (volumetric flask and modified volumetric flask methods) and total soil porosity, TP, calculated by the resulting ratio between BD and PD, using the formula TP = (1-BD/PD). The components of soybean yield were: number of pods per plant, number of grains per pod, mass of 100 grains, grain mass per plant, plant population, plant height and soybean yield. Some of the determined soybean yield components and some of the physical soil attributes revealed spatial dependence, making it possible to map the yield area. Thus, the recommended geostatistical ranges for further researches thus shall be between 273 and 526.5 m. Spatially, it was possible to estimate the soybean yield by co-kriging it with the grain mass per plant; and with the soil bulk density (volumetric ring method) of 0.00-0.10 m; and with the total soil porosity, calculated by the ratio between soil bulk density (volumetric ring method)/soil particle density (volumetric flask method) of 0.10-0.20 m; and with the total soil porosity, calculated by the soil bulk density (volumetric ring method)/soil particle density (modified volumetric flask method) of 0.00-0.10 m. The grain mass per plant could be estimated by co-kriging it with the soil bulk density (volumetric ring method) of 0.00-0.10 m. Therefore, it was possible to estimate the spatial variability of soybean yield and of grain mass per plant in order to map the area to propose management strategies aiming to increase soybean yield.

Orientador: Marlene Cristina Alves / Banca: Marcelo Andreotti / Banca: Sérgio Luis de Carvalho / Banca: Diva de Souza Andrade / Banca: José Miguel Reichert / Resumo: A utilização incorreta dos solos vem causando alterações nos mesmos, tornando-os cada vez menos produtivos, aumentando assim as áreas com solos degradados. O presente trabalho teve por objetivos estudar a recuperação de um Latossolo Vermelho degradado, por meio do uso de adubos verdes e lodo de esgoto, sendo cultivado com uma espécie arbórea nativa de cerrado. A pesquisa foi instalada em 2004, na Fazenda de Ensino e Pesquisa, Setor de Produção Animal, da Faculdade de Engenharia, Campus de Ilha Solteira (Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP), situada no município de Selvíria, MS. O monitoramento das alterações do solo foi realizado nos anos de 2005, 2006 e 2007. O delineamento experimental foi o de blocos casualizados com 5 tratamentos e 5 repetições, sendo também caracterizada uma área controle (solo com vegetação nativa de cerrado). Os tratamentos foram: testemunha - solo exposto (sem manejo); espécie arbórea Astronium fraxinifolium; Astronium fraxinifolium+Canavalia ensiformis; Astronium fraxinifolium+Raphanus sativus até 2005, depois substituído por Crotalaria juncea; e Astronium fraxinifolium+Brachiaria decumbens+lodo de esgoto (60 t ha-1 a base seca). Avaliaram-se no solo: macroporosidade, microporosidade, porosidade total, densidade do solo, estabilidade de agregados em água, cátions trocáveis, pH, acidez potencial (H+Al), soma de bases (SB), saturação por bases (V %), CTC e macrorganismos. Nos tratamento com adubos verdes, foi avaliada a massa seca e, para a espécie arbórea, a altura e diâmetro de caule. Na testemunha não foi aplicada nenhuma 8 écnica de recuperação do solo. O preparo inicial do solo foi realizado com subsolagem, gradagem leve e incorporação de 2 t ha-1 de calcário. Os tratamentos adotados estão recuperando as propriedades físicas e químicas do solo. O tratamento com Astronium fraxinifolium+Brachiaria...(Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The inadequate soil use causes changes which lead to lower productivity, thus increasing the areas with degraded soil. The present work had as objective to recovery a degraded soil, using green manure, sewage sludge and native tree specie. The investigation began in 2004 and was conducted in Selvíria, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. The evaluations were done in the years of 2005, 2006 and 2007. The experimental design was a randomized blocks with 5 treatments and 5 replications. The treatments were: control (degraded soil without management); Astronium fraxinifolium; Astronium fraxinifolium + Canavalia ensiformis; Astronium fraxinifolium + Raphanus sativus after substituted by Crotalaria juncea; and Astronium fraxinifolium + Brachiaria decumbens + sewage sludge (60 t ha-1 on dry basis). A control area whit the original vegetation (savannah) was also used as control. The following soil properties were evaluated: macro porosity, micro porosity, total porosity, bulk density, exchangeable cations, pH, potential acidity, base saturation, CEC and macrofauna. For green manure the dry matter was evaluated. In tree species were evaluated: average and diameter of stem. In the control the technique of recovery of the soil was not applied. The initial preparation of the soil was carried out with sub soiling, leveling disk and incorporation of 2 t ha-1 of lime. The treatments are recovering the physical and chemical properties of the soil. The Astronium fraxinifolium + Brachiaria decumbens + sewage sludge was the best treatment because of its similarity in macrofauna compared to the natural soil conditions. The macrofauna increased in the soil with time and this indicates the improvement in soil properties. The presence of grub and beetle was the best indicator of soil macrofauna recovery. The treatment Astronium 10 fraxinifolium + Brachiaria decumbens + sewage sludge is...(Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:30:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-06-29Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:39:38Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 fernandesjr_js_me_jabo.pdf: 347275 bytes, checksum: 5097d091697cc488ab8afd2df3fe3213 (MD5) / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Neste estudo foi avaliado o comportamento ingestivo de cabras F1 Boer X Saanen, mantidas diurnamente em pastagens de capim Tanzânia (Panicum maximum Jacq.), em sistema de pastejo com lotação rotacionanada com o ciclo de pastejo de 36 dias, sendo 33 dias de período de descanso e 3 dias de período de ocupação. A área do estudo foi dividida em 12 piquetes de 990 m2 , distribuídos em 6 blocos. Cada piquete foi subdivido para obtenção de dois sistemas (tratamentos) com resíduo de forragem pós pastejo distintos (TBR = baixo resíduo – 1500 kg de M.S./ha e TAR alto resíduo – 3000 kg de M.S./ha ) controlados através da intensidade de pastejo aplicada. Cada piquete foi pastejado por três dias consecutivos (D1, D2 e D3) e constituíram os sub-sub-tratamentos. Foram efetuadas medidas na estrutura do pasto como massa, distribuição espacial dos componentes morfológicos, altura e densidade volumétrica e avaliadas as respostas animais (tempo de pastejo, taxa de bocado e tamanho de bocado) em cada dia de pastejo, nos dois resíduos. As avaliações foram realizadas durante três ciclos de pastejo consecutivos (sub-tratamentos). As quantidades de matéria seca, matéria verde seca, de folhas e a altura do dossel foram maiores no TAR em relação ao TBR e reduziram a quantidade com o decorrer dos dias de pastejo. A quantidade de material morto não diferiu entre os dias e os tratamentos estudados. A quantidade de haste foi menor no TBR em relação ao TAR e não diferiu entre os dias de pastejo. A densidade volumétrica (DV) da matéria seca, da matéria verde seca e do material morto foram maiores no TBR em relação ao TAR e aumentaram do D1 para o D3. A DV da haste no estrato potencialmente pastejável (EPP = 50% da altura do dossel) foi maior no TBR em relação ao TAR e aumentou do D1 para o D3. A porcentagem de folha no EPP comportou-se de forma inversa ao DV da haste do EPP... / This study evaluated the grazing behavior of F1 Boer x Saanen goats, during daytime, maintained in a tropical pasture (Panicum maximum Jacq), under rotationally stocked pasture in different sward structure. The area was divided into 12 paddocks of 990 m2 each, allocated in six blocks (repetitions). Each paddock was divided into two identical plots (treatments, TRT) with high post grazing residue (THR, 3.0 t/ha of dry matter; DM) and low post grazing residue (TLR, 1.5 t/ha DM). Each plot was grazed for three consecutive days (D1, D2 and D3) before animals were rotated. Sward structure measurements consisted of herbage mass, spatial distribution of morphological components, sward height and bulk density (BD). Measurements were conducted during three consecutive grazing cycles of 36 d. The herbage mass, green herbage mass, green leaves mass and sward height were higher in THR than in TLR, and decreased from D1 to D3. Dead herbage mass did not differ between treatments or among days. Stem mass was lower in TLR than in THR, but did not differ among days. The total herbage mass BD, green mass BD and dead herbage mass BD were higher in TLR than in THR, and increased from D1 to D3. The top one-half stratum (i.e., the grazed potentially stratum) had a stem mass BD higher in TLR than in THR and that increased from D1 to D3. Inversely, the leaf percentage on the top one-half stratum was lower in TLR than in THR and decreased from D1 to D3. Bite rate did not differ between treatments or among days. In contrast, bite mass was higher in THR than in TLR, and decreased from D1 to D3. This study suggested that measurements of sward height, leaf bulk density and herbage mass could not be sufficient for establishing tropical pastures management, in particular when pastures vary greatly in sward structure from top to bottom of canopy.