Analysis of the superficial erosive process on different vegetation covers in theamazon region

In the Amazonian region, agriculture is rapidly replacing forest cover, leading tosoil loss and climate change. In order to determine if there is variation on soil erosion in different plantages being used today measurement of soil loss were taken at 70 pins in two experimental plots, each of 20m², in area planted with sugarcane and pasture, from 10/2018 to 03/2019 in the municipality of Capixaba, State of Acre, Amazonia. Student’st-test were applied to the data and the results show differences between the two plots (p-value <0.05). Higher erosion values were obtained in the pasture area (4.95 cm / m2 and 4.99 cm / m2) at the front and back of the pins, respectively, while on the sugarcane plot the values were 2.46 cm / m2 at the back of the pins and 2.73 cm / m2 at the front. The results also indicate that the methodology used is perfectly applicable to measure soil loss in different land uses in the Amazon environment, being practical and low cost.