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Illustrative representation of the evaluated land uses in the Brazilian Western Amazonia, focusing on the forest floor’s decay after converting the forest to pasture. (a) Rainforest where the (b) forest floor (litter and the root layer on top of the mineral bulk soil) were sampled; (c) pasture systems, and (d) their respective soil surface with a reduced presence of organic layers.
