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  "abstract": "Silvopastoral systems and other tree-based land uses are increasingly promoted for soil conservation and climate-change mitigation in tropical livestock landscapes. However, their relationships with soil organic carbon (SOC), litter decomposition, and soil macrofauna remain poorly characterized in Amazonian production systems. In this single-farm case study, we assessed SOC distribution and stocks, soil bulk density (ρb), early litter decomposition, and soil macrofaunal communities across five contrasting land-use sites in the Colombian Amazonian foothills. The silvopastoral site had been established 18 months before sampling, allowing characterization of its early-stage soil conditions. Depth-stratified sampling showed pronounced SOC enrichment in the 0–10 cm layer at the silvopastoral site, which also had lower overall ρb than open pasture (1.29 vs. 1.48 g cm−3). However, SOC stocks from the independently sampled 0–30 cm profile were comparable between these sites. Cumulative litter mass loss increased during the 60-day evaluation and varied among forage species and sites, whereas C and N concentrations and C:N showed no statistically supported temporal changes. Macrofaunal organization varied among sites and soil depths; the silvopastoral site had the highest observed Shannon diversity in the 0–10 cm layer (H′ = 1.14), although no site consistently showed the greatest diversity and evenness across all depths. Overall, the silvopastoral site combined favorable surface soil attributes with comparatively high upper-layer macrofaunal diversity. Given the cross-sectional design and single-site representation of each land use, these findings constitute a baseline characterization of site-specific conditions rather than evidence of changes attributable to silvopastoral establishment.",
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    "Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Antioquia, Grupo de Investigación en Ciencias Agrarias (GRICA), Ciudadela Robledo, Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia",
    "Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (AGROSAVIA), Centro de Investigación El Nus, San Roque, Antioquia, Colombia",
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      "name": "Juan Pablo Narváez-Herrera"
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  "published": "2026-09-15",
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  "title": "Soil organic carbon stocks, litter decomposition, and soil macrofauna diversity across contrasting land uses within a dual-purpose cattle farm in the Colombian Amazonian foothills",
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