Submitted by Rosivalda Pereira (mrs.pereira@ufma.br) on 2017-10-04T20:06:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 RaimundaSilva.pdf: 3007003 bytes, checksum: 6d2583372b22c581e239bf77c0d1338e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-04T20:06:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RaimundaSilva.pdf: 3007003 bytes, checksum: 6d2583372b22c581e239bf77c0d1338e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-03-06 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão / ABSTRACT: Soil is the habitat for a number of living organisms that perform essential functions to the ecosystem. The present work aimed to determine the edaphic diversity in large groups under different uses and management of the soil in Cerrado Biome. The study was developed in the city of Mata Roma (3º 70 '80.88' 'S and 43º 18' 71.27 '' W), in the eastern region of Maranhão state, Brazil. It were installed 130 pitfall traps in five areas with different management (millet, soybean, maize, eucalyptus, and pasture) and two reference areas with natural vegetation with different uses (anthropized Cerrado and preserved Cerrado). The traps remained in the field for a period of seven days, after this, the contents were maintained in plastic bottles and taken to the laboratory, where they were sampled and identified in large groups (orders and family). After identification, the biodiversity indexes were determined: (Shanon index, Pielou, Average and total richness and abundance). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate techniques using group dissimilarity. The geostatistical analysis was evaluated by a semivariogram, adjusted to a geostatistical, spherical, gaussian or exponential model. The multifractality was analyzed by the current method, in successive segments of different sizes of 2k , k=0 a k= 7 in the range of q = +10 to q = -10. 20,995 arthropods were collected throughout the study. The highest abundance was found for millet (9,974 individuals), and the lowest abundance values were reported for soybean (222) and maize (824), respectively. The highest biodiversity index is reported for the soybean area (2.69), although there is less abundance, in this area, the groups are evenly distributed due to the homogeneous management in the study area. The main axis in the analysis of the main components (PCA) explained 50.9% of the correlation of the groups with the sampled areas. The dendrogram had demonstrated that the area of soybean and maize are similar and had isolated the area of millet with the most dissimilar in relation to the others. The use and management of the soil in the study areas determine the occurrence of soil arthropods in function of food availability. For the areas of millet, maize, eucalyptus, anthropized Cerrado and pasture the Shanon diversity index obtained pure nugget effect. For the areas of millet, maize, anthropized Cerrado and pasture, the total diversity index was adjusted to the gaussian model. Only for the areas of soybean and pasture the staggered semivariograms showed similarity in the spatial variability of indexes, indicating that they behave similarly. The multifractality generated generalized dimension, D0, for all the indexes in the millet area, with invariant values, D0 = 1.000 ± 0.000. The singularity spectra were curves in concave parables with greater or smaller asymmetry for all areas sampled. In general, the fauna of soil presented spatial variability and multifractal parameters. / ABSTRACT: Soil is the habitat for a number of living organisms that perform essential functions to the ecosystem. The present work aimed to determine the edaphic diversity in large groups under different uses and management of the soil in Cerrado Biome. The study was developed in the city of Mata Roma (3º 70 '80.88' 'S and 43º 18' 71.27 '' W), in the eastern region of the State of Maranhão, Brazil. Were installed 130 pitfall traps in five areas with different management (Millet, Soybean, Maize, Eucalyptus, and Pasture) and two reference areas with natural vegetation with different uses (anthropized Cerrado and preserved Cerrado). The traps remained in the field for a period of seven days, after this, the contents were maintained in plastic bottles and taken to the laboratory, where they were sampled and identified in large groups (orders and family). After identification, the biodiversity indexes were determined: (Shanon index, Pielou, Average and total richness and abundance). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multivariate techniques using group dissimilarity. 20,995 arthropods were collected throughout the study. The highest abundance was found for millet (9,974 individuals), and the lowest abundance values were reported for soybean (222) and maize (824), respectively. The highest biodiversity index is reported for the soybean area (2.69), although there is less abundance, in this area, the groups are evenly distributed due to the homogeneous management in the study area. The main axis in the analysis of the main components (PCA) explained 50.9% of the correlation of the groups with the sampled areas. The dendrogram had demonstrated that the area of soybean and maize are similar and had isolated the area of millet with the most dissimilar in relation to the others. The use and management of the soil in the study areas determine the occurrence of soil arthropods in function of food availability.

Submitted by Mario BC (mario@bc.ufrpe.br) on 2018-05-08T14:16:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernando Henrique Antunes de Araujo.pdf: 1404281 bytes, checksum: dbfbfe0494594a5bcbb16dde842726f7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-08T14:17:45Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Fernando Henrique Antunes de Araujo.pdf: 1404281 bytes, checksum: dbfbfe0494594a5bcbb16dde842726f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-21 / The otoliths have the property of storing ecological and biological information related to the life history of fish species. Frequently called "black box" of fishes, their richness of information has attracted more and more attention from researchers. Besides the natural biological growth, otoliths also undergo changes in their shape caused by the environment and the habit of fishes. In this sense, it is expected that the complexity of the otolith shape, at a given instant of time, may reveal to us diverse characteristics related to fish metabolism, in particular, characteristics intrinsic to the time of capture. In this work, a study of the otolith contour fluctuations of five distinct species, namely: Mugil curema, Haemulon plumierii, Hyporhampus unifasciatus, Ocyurus chrysurus and Epinephelus marginatus, was performed using the “Traveling Observer” Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) applied to an angular series composed of the distances of the center of mass of this structure to each point that compose its contour. Based on this analysis, correlations of the multifractal complexity parameter 𝛼0 with biological characteristics of the studied species were observed, in particular, the evidence of length of first sexual maturation (𝐿50), migration and approximate correlations of this parameter with the von Bertalanffy growth parameters. / Os otólitos possuem a propriedade de armazenar informações ecológicas e biológicas relacionadas as espécies ao longo de sua vida, funcionando como uma espécie de “caixa preta” dos peixes, com isso, nos últimos tempos, tem atraído cada vez mais a atenção dos pesquisadores, dado o rico manancial de informações dessa estrutura. Além do crescimento biológico natural, os otólitos também sofrem alterações em sua forma causadas pela interação dessa estrutura com o habitat. Nesse sentido, espera-se que a complexidade da forma do otólito, em um determinado instante de tempo, possa nos revelar características diversas relacionadas ao metabolismo do peixe, em específico, características metabólicas intrínsecas ao instante da captura. Nesse trabalho, foi realizado um estudo das flutuações do contorno dos otólitos de cinco espécies distintas, a saber: Mugil curema, Haemulon plumierii, Hyporhampus unifasciatus, Ocyurus chrysurus e Epinephelus marginatus, utilizando a técnica “Traveling Observer” Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) aplicada a série angular composta das distâncias do centro de massa desta estrutura aos pixels que compõem o seu contorno. Com base nessa análise, foram observadas correlações do parâmetro de complexidade multifractal 𝛼0 com características biológicas das espécies estudadas, em particular, a evidenciação do comprimento de primeira maturação sexual (𝐿50) e correlações aproximadas desse parâmetro com parâmetros de crescimento da função de von Bertalanffy, isso apenas com uma defasagem de escala.

We examine the localization properties of the 2D Anderson Hamiltonian with off-diagonal disorder. Investigating the behavior of the participation numbers of eigenstates as well as studying their multifractal properties, we find states in the center of the band which show critical behavior up to the system size N=200x200 considered. This result is confirmed by an independent analysis of the localization lengths in quasi-1D strips with the help of the transfermatrix method. Adding a very small additional onsite potential disorder, the critical states become localized.

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The sun is constantly emitting electrons and ions as magnetized plasma, forming the solar wind and carrying with it the sun’s rotating magnetic field. The solar wind subsequently interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere and the magnetospheres of other planets. Occasionally large amounts of magnetized plasma are released at one time in a Corona mass ejection (CME). When the CME interacts with Earth’s magnetic field, it induces perturbations that may have a significant impact on critical infrastructure, for instance, by disturbing communication systems, and inducing currents on pipelines and electric power lines, which in turn may cause increased corrosion or blackouts, among other effects. In this dissertation, we analyze measured electrical signals provided to us by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, which were induced by geomagnetic storms on pipelines located in Finland and recorded in 2003. Specifically, we perform a wavelet leader multifractal analysis of these current signals to generate singularity spectra, and then using the bootstrapping technique, we apply statistical tests to show that these signals exhibit multifractal characteristics. We also performed surrogate testing to show that these characteristics were unique to the signal. / Ph.D. / Earth’s weather affects all of us every day. The solar space environment has weather of its own that affects us as well. Storms of a size that far exceed anything on Earth can impact Earth and affect our infrastructure. One of the most powerful phenomena that occur, called solar corona mass ejections, results when the sun ejects a large amount of plasma. This can interact with the Earth’s magnetic field, which in turn induces perturbations that may have a significant impact on critical infrastructure, for instance, by disturbing communication systems, and inducing currents on pipelines and electric power lines. The currents can cause increased corrosion or blackouts, among other effects. In this dissertation, we analyze measured electrical signals provided to us by the Finnish Meteorological Institute, which were induced by geomagnetic storms on pipelines located in Finland and recorded in 2003. Specifically, we perform a statistical analysis of these current signals to decide whether they exhibit multifractal characteristics.

An important problem in Physics concerns the study of stochastic processes and fluctuations away from the mean of dynamical variables. In a wide range of systems, some of the observed variables have a macroscopic quality, in the sense that they represent averages or sums over time or space of "microscopic" quantities. When long-range memory or correlation effects do not play a significant role, then the necessary and sufficient conditions for the Central Limit Theorem to hold can become satisfied. Quite often, the second moments of the studied dynamical variable do not diverge, hence in many important instances, the fluctuations of many systems follow Gaussian statistics. On the other hand, complex systems generate some variabilities that often deviate them from Gaussian statistics. Here, we focus on two properties related to Gaussian fluctuations: (i) monofractality and (ii) homoscedasticity. Specifically, we first address the general question about the nature of the relationship between multifractality and heteroscedasticity. We applied multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis to a nonstationary high frequency financial time series obtained from currency markets. As a second test, we applied the technique to the audio time series of Beethoven's fifth symphony. We obtained results suggesting that heteroscedasticity can cause or increase multifractality. We also investigate in greater detail the convergence to the homoskedastic and monofractal Gaussian regime, using the mathematical formalism of Lévy sections, as previously applied to time series. We report several conclusions related to these questions and discuss the generality of these results in the context of the physics of complex systems. / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Um importante problema em Física está relacionado ao estudo de processos estocásticos e flutuações de variáveis dinâmicas. Em uma variedade de sistemas, algumas das variáveis observadas têm uma qualidade macroscópica, no sentido de que elas representam a média ou a soma sobre o espaço ou tempo de quantidades microscópicas. Quando efeitos de memória de longo alcance ou correlação não desempenharem um papel significativo, então as condições necessárias e suficientes para a validade do Teorema do Limite Central podem ser satisfeitas. Frequentemente o segundo momento da variável em questão não diverge. Consequentemente em muitos exemplos importantes, as flutuações de muitos sistemas seguem uma estatística Gaussiana. Em contraste, sistemas complexos geram flutuações que muitas vezes os desviam da estatística Gaussiana. Aqui, nós focamos em duas propriedades relacionadas à flutuações Gaussianas: (i) monofractalidade e (ii) homocedasticidade. Especificamente, discutimos primeiro a questão geral sobre a natureza da relação entre multifractalidade e heterocedasticidade. Aplicamos a multifractal detrended fluctuations analysis a uma série temporal financeira não estacionária e de alta freqüência referente à taxa cambial. Como um segundo teste, aplicamos a mesma técnica de análise para a série de áudio da quinta sinfonia de Beethoven. Obtivemos resultados que indicam que a heterocedasticidade pode causar ou aumentar a multifractalidade. Também investigamos em detalhes a convergência para o regime homocedástico e monofratal Gaussiano usando o método matemático de seções de Lévy, como previamente aplicado a séries temporais. Apresentamos conclusões relacionadas a estes questionamentos e discutimos a generalidade destes resultados no contexto da Física de sistemas complexos.

Submitted by Mario BC (mario@bc.ufrpe.br) on 2017-04-19T13:01:07Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Jader da Silva Jale.pdf: 9845063 bytes, checksum: a4099ac7d2600e6b68a1349ce0d9bc53 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-04-19T13:01:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Jader da Silva Jale.pdf: 9845063 bytes, checksum: a4099ac7d2600e6b68a1349ce0d9bc53 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-06-01 / The growth of the world economy, driven by emerging countries, especially China, has generated signi cant changes in the commodities market since 2002. The commodity prices have shown a signi cant increase, reecting the erce conditions of supply and demand for these products, driven by the climatic phenomena that have negatively afected the supply, and by the demand growth rate. The global nancial crisis began in the US market, and eventually turned out the worst global nancial crisis since 1929 (the break of the New York Stock Exchange). The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers investment bank on September 15, 2008 marks the transformation of the international nancial crisis, after which in Brazil there was a great reduction of international credit, accompanied by a sharp increase of the dollar exchange rate. Considering that the agricultural sector is of fundamental importance to the economic health, being a major investor in environmental and rural technologies, Brazil can not succumb to the idea of a slowdown in this sector, as in 2008 the Brazilian agribusiness represented 36.7% of exports, generating 37% of jobs, and 28% of gross domestic product (GDP). This work investigates the returns asynchrony and the behavior of the cross-correlations for six agricultural Brazilian agribusiness commodities, for the period prior to the global nancial crisis (2006-2009), and after the crisis (2010-2014). The Cross-Sample Entropy method was used for quantifying the asynchrony among the commodity returns series. In addition, the methods Multifractal Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis (MF-DCCA), Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) and Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis (DCCA) were used to investigate cross-correlations and auto correlations in the returns series. The results of multifractal analysis show that for all time series, the multifractality decreased after the global nancial crisis, indicating smaller range of the scale invariant fluctuations, except for Cotton, which exhibits precisely the opposite behavior. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that the multifractal analysis and the complexity analysis can be useful in the studies of the dynamics of the Brazilian agribusiness, given its importance within the global economic scenario, for adoption of monetary and scal policies by the responsible economic agents, or by the federal government. / O crescimento da economia mundial, impulsionado por países emergentes, principalmente a China, gerou mudanças relevantes no mercado de commodities a partir de 2002. Observou-se uma mudança nos preços das commodities, que mostraram uma elevação expressiva, mostrando condições acirradas entre oferta e demanda desses produtos, impulsionadas pela existência de problemas climáticos que afetaram negativamente a oferta e pelo ritmo de crescimento da demanda. A crise financeira mundial iniciou-se no mercado americano e acabou se tornando a pior crise financeira mundial desde 1929 (quebra da bolsa de Nova York). A falência do banco de investimento Lehman Brothers no dia 15 de setembro de 2008 marca a transformação da crise financeira internacional, e após isso, ocorre uma grande redução do crédito internacional e o dólar dispara no Brasil. Considerando que o setor agrícola é de fundamental importância para a sanidade econômica e por ser um grande investidor em tecnologias ambiental e rural, o Brasil não pode sucumbir a idéia uma desaceleração neste setor, pois o agronegócio brasileiro representou, em 2008, 36.7% das exportações brasileiras, geração de 37% dos empregos e 28% do Produto Interno Bruto (PIB). Neste trabalho investigou-se a assincronia, a transferência de informação e o comportamento das correlações cruzadas dos retornos de seis commodities agrícolas do agronegócio brasileiro, para os períodos anteriores (2006-2009) e posteriores a crise financeira mundial (2010-2014). Utilizou-se o método Cross-Sample Entropy para quantificar a assincronia entre todas as séries de retornos das commodities. Utilizou-se os métodos Multifractal Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis (MF-DCCA), Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis (MF-DFA) e Detrended Cross-Correlation Analysis (DCCA) para investigar correlações cruzadas e auto correlações. Os resultados da análise multifractal mostram que para todas as séries temporais, a multifractalidade diminuiu após a crise financeira mundial, indicando menor variedade do tamanho das flutuações que apresentam invariância de escala, exceto o algodão, que apresentou comportamento contrário. Com base nos resultados obtidos, pode-se concluir que a análise multifractal e a análise de complexidade podem ser úteis nos estudos da dinâmica do agronegócio brasileiro, dada a sua importância, diante do cenário econômico mundial seja para adoção de políticas monetárias e fiscal dos órgãos responsáveis, agentes econômicos ou pelo governo federal.

A Floresta Atlântica que originalmente formava uma área contínua com mais de 150 milhões de hectares sofre constante degradação. Atualmente somente cerca de 7-8% dessa cobertura vegetal ainda existe, em sua maioria, na forma de fragmentos florestais secundários. A Estação Ecológica de Caetetus possui um dos mais significativos remanescentes da Floresta Estacional Semidecidual que revestia quase todo o interior do estado de São Paulo, parte de Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguai e Argentina. Para compreender as relações entre vegetação nativa e os solos são necessários estudos detalhados que inclui o funcionamento físico-hídrico do solo, assim, as propriedades físicas que possuem grande influência nas relações químicas e biológicas, desempenham papel central nos estudos da dinâmica dos processos do solo. O objetivo desse trabalho foi obter parâmetros quantitativos da estrutura do solo pela análise multifractal e comparar valores de qualidade física de áreas naturais com valores de referência de índices de qualidade física do solo encontrados na literatura, fornecendo dados que podem ser utilizados na avaliação da qualidade do solo em outros tipos de uso. Foi utilizado um banco de dados físico-hídrico e de imagens micromorfológicas de solos sob Floresta Estacional Semidecidual da parcela permanente da Estação Ecológica Caetetus, (Gália - SP, Brasil). Foram analisados três índices, índice S, capacidade de aeração relativa (ACt/Pt) e capacidade de campo relativa (CC/Pt). Os horizontes analisados apresentaram diferentes formas e simetrias pela análise multifractal indicando diferenças na distribuição de poros, com diferença significativa entre os parâmetros de forma f(?)razão, ?razão e ?? (p < 0.05). Os valores de S encontrados foram superiores ao limite proposto de qualidade física do solo (0,035). Os horizontes A e E apresentaram os valores mais altos, pois sua textura arenosa proporciona maiores valores de n. Os horizontes B apresentaram os valores mais baixos, pois seu adensamento natural reflete em valores menores de n. Os valores encontrados para os índices de qualidade do solo ACt/Pt e CC/Pt foram inferiores e superiores aos valores considerados ideais. Os resultados encontrados sugerem a reavaliação dos níveis limites considerados ideias da literatura para a avaliação da qualidade física do solo em regiões tropicais. Por meio da quantificação e integração das propriedades espaciais do sistema poroso do solo, a análise multifractal pode melhorar os sistemas de classificação da estrutura do solo e gerar parâmetros que, incorporados em funções de pedotransferência, agregam o parâmetro estrutura nas predições. / The Atlantic Forest originally covered around 150 million hectares undergoes constant degradation. Nowadays, only 7-8% of the original forest still remains, mostly as secondgrowth forests. The Caetetus Ecological Station has one of the most significant areas of Semideciduous Forest which covered almost all the interior of São Paulo State, part of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay and Argentina. To understand the relationship between original vegetation and soil detailed studies are necessary which includes the hydro-physical soil function allowing to characterize the soil behavior. Thus, physical properties have strong influence in the chemical and biological relations and play a central role in studies of soils processes dynamics. The objective of this research was to obtain quantitative parameters of soil structure by multifractal analysis using hydro-physical database and soil micromorphology images of soils under Semi-deciduous Forest in a permanent plot of Caetetus Ecological Station (Gália - SP, Brazil) and compare soil physics quality values with of soil physical quality values founded in the literature, providing data to evaluate soil quality in areas with different soil uses. Three soil quality indexes were used, S index, relative air capacity (ACt/Pt) and relative field capacity (FC/Pt). The soils horizons showed different shapes and symmetries by multifractal analysis indicating differences of pores distribution, the parameters of multifractal shape f(?)ratio, ?ratio and ?? (p < 0.05) showed significant differences. The S values founded were higher and lower than the limit of soil physical quality proposed (0,035). The A and E horizon showed the highest values because its sandy texture allow high n values. The B horizons showed the lowest values, because its natural densificaition decreases the n values. The values founded for ACt/Pt and CC/Pt were higher and lower than the ideal limits. The results founded suggest a reevaluation of the ideal soil physical quality limits for tropical regions. Trough the quantification and integration of soil space properties, the multifractal analysis can improve structure classification systems and create a structure parameter that can be added in pedotransfer functions.

A Floresta Atlântica que originalmente formava uma área contínua com mais de 150 milhões de hectares sofre constante degradação. Atualmente somente cerca de 7-8% dessa cobertura vegetal ainda existe, em sua maioria, na forma de fragmentos florestais secundários. A Estação Ecológica de Caetetus possui um dos mais significativos remanescentes da Floresta Estacional Semidecidual que revestia quase todo o interior do estado de São Paulo, parte de Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguai e Argentina. Para compreender as relações entre vegetação nativa e os solos são necessários estudos detalhados que inclui o funcionamento físico-hídrico do solo, assim, as propriedades físicas que possuem grande influência nas relações químicas e biológicas, desempenham papel central nos estudos da dinâmica dos processos do solo. O objetivo desse trabalho foi obter parâmetros quantitativos da estrutura do solo pela análise multifractal e comparar valores de qualidade física de áreas naturais com valores de referência de índices de qualidade física do solo encontrados na literatura, fornecendo dados que podem ser utilizados na avaliação da qualidade do solo em outros tipos de uso. Foi utilizado um banco de dados físico-hídrico e de imagens micromorfológicas de solos sob Floresta Estacional Semidecidual da parcela permanente da Estação Ecológica Caetetus, (Gália - SP, Brasil). Foram analisados três índices, índice S, capacidade de aeração relativa (ACt/Pt) e capacidade de campo relativa (CC/Pt). Os horizontes analisados apresentaram diferentes formas e simetrias pela análise multifractal indicando diferenças na distribuição de poros, com diferença significativa entre os parâmetros de forma f(?)razão, ?razão e ?? (p < 0.05). Os valores de S encontrados foram superiores ao limite proposto de qualidade física do solo (0,035). Os horizontes A e E apresentaram os valores mais altos, pois sua textura arenosa proporciona maiores valores de n. Os horizontes B apresentaram os valores mais baixos, pois seu adensamento natural reflete em valores menores de n. Os valores encontrados para os índices de qualidade do solo ACt/Pt e CC/Pt foram inferiores e superiores aos valores considerados ideais. Os resultados encontrados sugerem a reavaliação dos níveis limites considerados ideias da literatura para a avaliação da qualidade física do solo em regiões tropicais. Por meio da quantificação e integração das propriedades espaciais do sistema poroso do solo, a análise multifractal pode melhorar os sistemas de classificação da estrutura do solo e gerar parâmetros que, incorporados em funções de pedotransferência, agregam o parâmetro estrutura nas predições. / The Atlantic Forest originally covered around 150 million hectares undergoes constant degradation. Nowadays, only 7-8% of the original forest still remains, mostly as secondgrowth forests. The Caetetus Ecological Station has one of the most significant areas of Semideciduous Forest which covered almost all the interior of São Paulo State, part of Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Paraguay and Argentina. To understand the relationship between original vegetation and soil detailed studies are necessary which includes the hydro-physical soil function allowing to characterize the soil behavior. Thus, physical properties have strong influence in the chemical and biological relations and play a central role in studies of soils processes dynamics. The objective of this research was to obtain quantitative parameters of soil structure by multifractal analysis using hydro-physical database and soil micromorphology images of soils under Semi-deciduous Forest in a permanent plot of Caetetus Ecological Station (Gália - SP, Brazil) and compare soil physics quality values with of soil physical quality values founded in the literature, providing data to evaluate soil quality in areas with different soil uses. Three soil quality indexes were used, S index, relative air capacity (ACt/Pt) and relative field capacity (FC/Pt). The soils horizons showed different shapes and symmetries by multifractal analysis indicating differences of pores distribution, the parameters of multifractal shape f(?)ratio, ?ratio and ?? (p < 0.05) showed significant differences. The S values founded were higher and lower than the limit of soil physical quality proposed (0,035). The A and E horizon showed the highest values because its sandy texture allow high n values. The B horizons showed the lowest values, because its natural densificaition decreases the n values. The values founded for ACt/Pt and CC/Pt were higher and lower than the ideal limits. The results founded suggest a reevaluation of the ideal soil physical quality limits for tropical regions. Trough the quantification and integration of soil space properties, the multifractal analysis can improve structure classification systems and create a structure parameter that can be added in pedotransfer functions.