Impact of Climate Change on Cyanobacteria–Cyanophage Interactions and Their Role in Cyanobacterial Blooms in Freshwater Lakes

Simone Raposo Cotta, Armando Cavalcante Franco Dias, Jonathan P Zehr, Thierry Alexandre Pellegrinetti, Marli Fatima Fiore Abstract Cyanophages are emerging as key regulators of freshwater cyanobacterial blooms, affecting host mortality, community succession, nutrient cycling, and cyanotoxin dynamics. Understanding how climate change impacts these interactions is crucial for predicting bloom persistence and developing robust ecological frameworks […]

Agrometeorology and crop modeling: Essential tools for sugarcane sustainability and productivity under climate change

Fábio Ricardo Marina, b, Henrique Bauab Brunettic, Henrique Boriolo Diasd a Department of Biosystems Engineering, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil b Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil c Embrapa Caprinos e Ovinos – Fazenda Três Lagoas, Estrada Sobral/Groaíras, Sobral, CE, Brazil d Department of […]

Grass-based diversification of cotton production systems improves soil health and multifunctionality balance in tropical sandy soils

Luís Fernando Perissotoa, Mateus Abitantea, Carlos Alcides Villalba Algarina, b, Pedro Chudzika, Leonardo de Aro Galeraa, Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Juniora, Heliab Bomfim Nunesc, Maurício Roberto Cherubina, d a Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture – University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil b Capitán Miranda Research Center, Paraguayan Institute of Agricultural Technology, Capitán Miranda, Paraguay […]

JC-III Fellowship (Scientific Journalism) – Call for Applications 

Lead Institution CCARBON – Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (University of São Paulo) Supervisor Prof. Dr. Tiago Osório Ferreira (ESALQ/USP) Host Institution ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brasil Fellowship Scientific Journalism fellowship –  JC-III level Stipend: R$ 5.790,00 per month Duration 18 month (full-time dedication/40 hours per week) Expected Start Date Beginning of 2027 […]