Spatial variability of soil attributes (physical, chemical, biological or pedogenic) are related with some C stock and nutrient distribution patterns. The influence of landscape on the distribution of chemical attributes, carbon stocks and the water use and Eucalyptus urophylla growth were evaluated on typical soil series and toposequence, on Seropédica, RJ. For soil fertility evaluation, samples were collected in a transect that divided the relief into three portions. For carbon stock estimation, samples at 0-10; 10-20; 20-40; 40-60 and 60-100cm depths were collected in each portion. Circumference at breast height (CAP) and height (ALT) of plants and isotopic analysis of d13C of foliar samples collected in distinct drainage class soils were used to evaluate the eucalypt growth and water use efficiency. Although soil fertility was related to changes in parental material, eucalyptus growth seems to be more related with water dynamics in the landscape since the highest CAP and ALT values were found in the lower, less fertile, slope positions. The d13C sign found in foliar tissues confirms this hypothesis. The C stocks on different soil class (4.75 kg m-2 for Fragiaquult, 4.63 kg m-2 for Typic Kannapludalf, 2.93 kg m-2 for Typic Kannapludalf -shoulder position and 2.60 kg m-2 for the Typic Kannapludalf-backslope) were related to mineralogy and particle organization (bulk density). It was concluded that relief could modify chemical attributes of soil and eucalyptus growth, especially through water availability.
Soil organic matter; Eucalyptus urophylla; drainage class
