Tracking mangrove restoration using a biogeochemical soil health index and ecosystem service indicators
Laís Coutinho Zayas Jimenez, Hermano Melo Queiroz, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, Francisco Ruiz & Tiago Osório Ferreira Abstract Mangrove forests provide critical soil-related ecosystem services (ES), including carbon sequestration, contaminant retention, and nutrient cycling—all closely linked to soil health. However, land-use change and pollution increasingly threaten mangrove soils, compromising their functionality and ES provision. To reverse […]
Partitioning autochthonous and allochthonous carbon in mangroves of the Brazilian Amazon coast
Gabriel Carvalho Coppo a , Francisco Ruiz b , Rodolfo Fagundes Costa b , J. Boone Kauffman c , Tiago Osório Ferreira b d e , Angelo Fraga Bernardino a aDepartamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo (UFES), Vitória, ES, Brazil bEscola Superior de Agricultura Luiz Queiroz, Universidade de São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Departamento de […]
Brasil perdeu 1,4 bilhão de toneladas de carbono do solo por conversão de áreas naturais à agricultura
