Integrated Systems Under No-Tillage, and Improved Pastures: One Pathway Toward Restoring Soil Carbon and Organic Matter Pools in the Brazilian Semi-Arid Region
Handerson Brandão Melo de Lima, Marcelo Cavalcante, Rafael Dantas dos Santos, Antônio Adolfo Silva Soares, Maurício Roberto Cherubin, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Stoécio Malta Ferreira Maia Abstract In Brazil, the semi-arid region has undergone significant degradation due to deforestation for agriculture, livestock and the use of firewood. In this context, nature-based solutions (NbS) that prioritize […]
Environmental drivers on particulate and mineral-associated organic carbon storage across land use systems in the Brazilian Cerrado region
Gustavo de Angelo Lucaa, Izael Martins Fattori Juniora, Emerson Medeiros Del Ponteb, Fábio Ricardo Marina, c a“Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Av. Pádua Dias 11, Piracicaba, SP, 13418-900, Brazil bBrazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory, Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (LNBR/CNPEM), Rua Giuseppe Máximo Scolfaro 10000, Polo II […]
Modelling the effects of cover crops on soil organic carbon stocks in Brazil with the RothC model
Victória Santos Souza a , Jonah M. Prout b , Alice E. Milne b , Kevin Coleman b , Richard Webster b , Maurício Roberto Cherubin a c a“Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Piracicaba, SP, Brazil bNet Zero and Resilient Farming, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden AL5 2JQ, UK cCenter for […]
Process-based simulation of soybean rust in Brazil: A DSSAT-coupled approach
Gustavo de Angelo Lucaa, Izael Martins Fattori Juniora, Emerson Medeiros Del Ponteb, Fábio Ricardo Marina, c a Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP 13418-900, Brazil b Department of Plant Pathology, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG 36570-900, Brazil c Center for Carbon Research in Tropical Agriculture (CCARBON), Luiz […]
Valuing mangrove ecosystem services along the Brazilian Amazon coast
Philip Otienoa, Margaret Owuorb, c, Carla F. Pachecod, Gabriel C. Coppod, Thuareag Monteiro Santosd, Tiago O. Ferreirae, f, Angelo F. Bernardinod, f a Biosfera Consulting, Kenya b Wyss Academy for Nature at the University of Bern, Switzerland c Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Switzerland d Departamento de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Espirito […]
Soil biodiversity first: reframing desertification and restoration governance in Brazil’s semiarid region
Ademir S.F. Araujo1, Erika V. de Medeiros2, Diogo P. da Costa2, Lucas W. Mendes3, 4, Maurício R. Cherubin4, 5, Raphael M. Beirigo6, George R. Lambais5, Vania M.M. Melo7, Rodrigo M. Santana8, Vanessa N. Kavamura9, Arthur P.A. Pereira4, 7 1 Federal University of Piauí, Teresina, Piauí, Brazil 2 Federal University of the Agreste of Pernambuco, Garanhuns, […]
Solution for diagnostics of biological invasion in terrestrial ecosystems: how can deep learning help biodiversity conservation?
Giovanna de Andrade Ferreiraa, b, José Matheus Segre Moneva Viveirosa, b, Giulio Brossi Santorob, Vinicius Cunha Amarala, Matheus Pinheiro Ferreirab, c, Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalionb, c, d, e, Paulo Guilherme Molina, b, d a Center for Natural Sciences, Federal University of São Carlos, Buri, SP, Brazil b Graduate Program in Forest Resources, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, SP, […]
Illegal gold mining filters soil bacterial communities and enhances mercury mobility across Brazilian biomes: A multi-season study
Matheus B. Soaresa, Lucas W. Mendesb, c, Carlos E.P. Cerria, c, Luís R.F. Alleonia, c a Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13418900, Brazil b Cell and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture (CENA), University of São Paulo (USP), Piracicaba 13416000, […]
Measuring short-term soil health additionality of increased crop diversity in consolidated no-till: a case study from subtropical South America
Martha Lustosa Carvalho1*, Helio Antonio Wood Joris2, Gabriel Barth2, Lucas Pecci Canisares1, 3, Leonardo de Aro Galera1, Adriano Anselmi4, Maurício Roberto Cherubin1, 3 1 Soil Health and Management Research Group, Department of Soil Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil 2 Department of Plant Science and Production Systems, Fundação […]
On the importance of soil texture for predicting future global soil respiration
Lucas Carvalho Gomesa, b, 1, Cássio Marques Moquedacea, c, d, 1, Ivan F. Souzaa, Ben Bond-Lambertye, Rodrigo Vargasf, Lars Vesterdalg, Gustavo V. Velosoa, Marcio Rocha Francelinoa, Carlos E.G.R. Schaefera, Kendalynn A. Morrise, Elpídio I. Fernandes-Filhoa a Laboratório de Pedometria e Geoprocessamento (LabGeo), Department of Soil Science, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil b […]
