Soil carbon storage in Brazilian drylands: A review
Lucas T. Greschuk a , João M. Villela a , Stoécio Malta Ferreira Maia b , Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Junior a , Rafael G. Tonucci c h , Diana Signor d , Leidivan A. Frazão e , Antonio Yan Viana Lima a , Lucas P. Canisares a , Hermano Melo Queiroz f , Carlos E.P. […]
Incorporating Biochar Into Biogeochemical Models: Achievements and Challenges
Amanda Ronix, Eduardo Carvalho da Silva Neto, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Agnieszka Ewa Latawiec, João Luís Nunes Carvalho Abstract In the last two decades, several studies have utilized biogeochemical models to evaluate the impact of different edaphoclimatic conditions on soil carbon storage and the dynamics of soil organic carbon. At the same time, biochar, a […]
Monitoring the structure of restored forests and assessing aboveground carbon density through canopy metrics derived from digital aerial photogrammetry and LiDAR
Giulio B. Santoro, Paulo G. Molin, José M. S. M. Viveiros, Giovanna de Andrade Ferreira, Vinicius M. Costa, Leo E. Haneda, Melodie K. S. D. Sinegalia, Laury Cullen Jr, Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Carlos A. Silva, Danilo R. A. de Almeida Abstract Monitoring forest dynamics is crucial to understanding forest succession drivers and ensuring successful […]
Forest restoration improves habitat and water quality in tropical streams: A multiscale landscape assessment
Paula C. dos Reis Oliveira a , Gabriel Arantes Ferreira Gualda a , Gustavo Fiedler Rossi a , António Fernando Monteiro Camargo b , Solange Filoso c , Pedro Henrique Brancalion a d e , Silvio Frosini de Barros Ferraz a aDepartment of Forest Science, College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ), Av. Padua […]
Inoculation with Bradyrhizobium elkanii Reduces Nitrogen Fertilization Requirements for Pseudalbizzia niopoides, a Multipurpose Neotropical Legume Tree

Rafael Barroca Silva 1,2,* , Cristiane de Pieri 3, Leonardo José Silva da Costa 1 , Mellina Nicácio da Luz 1, Antonio Ganga 2 , Gian Franco Capra 2 , José Raimundo de Souza Passos 4 , Magali Ribeiro da Silva 1 and Iraê Amaral Guerrini 1,5 1Department of Forest, Soil and Environmental Sciences, College […]
Irrigation reshapes weathering and pedogenesis in calcareous soils of tropical dryland (NE Brazil)
Lucas Resmini Sartor a , Francisco Ruiz b , Priscilla Alves da Costa c , Daniel Pontes de Oliveira d , Ricardo Espíndola Romero c , Valdomiro Severino de Souza Júnior e , Marcelo Metri Corrêa f , Miguel Cooper b , Tiago Osório Ferreira b,g aDepartment of Agronomic Engineering, Federal University of Sergipe (DEAS […]
Bioenergy Production From Sugarcane Straw: Implications for Soil-Related Ecosystem Services
Carlos Roberto Pinheiro Junior, João Luís Nunes Carvalho, Lucas Pecci Canisares, Ricardo de Oliveira Bordonal, Carlos Eduardo Pellegrino Cerri, Maurício Roberto Cherubin Abstract Sugarcane straw removal for bioenergy production—especially second-generation ethanol—is shown to be a promising pathway for decarbonization. However, indiscriminate straw removal can negatively affect soil-related ecosystem services (SES), compromising the sustainability of the […]
Performance of a tractor-mounted probe for undisturbed soil sampling: implications for soil organic carbon stocks

Rafael Braghieri Menillo, Renato Paiva de Lima and Maurício Roberto Cherubin Abstract The assessment of soil organic carbon (SOC) stocks relies on several key factors, including the total SOC content of the soil, the bulk density (BD) of the soil, and the depth of the sampled layers. However, traditional methods, particularly those using volumetric cylinders […]
Moving biodiversity from an afterthought to a key outcome of forest restoration
Pedro H. S. Brancalion, Fangyuan Hua, Francis H. Joyce, Alexandre Antonelli & Karen D. Holl aDepartment of Soil Science “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; bDepartment of Environmental Management, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria;c Sydney Institute of Agriculture & School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University […]
Integrated agricultural systems: The 21st century nature-based solution for resolving the global FEEES challenges
Chukwudi Nwaogu a,b , Mauricio R. Cherubin a aDepartment of Soil Science “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; bDepartment of Environmental Management, School of Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria Abstract The crucial need to adopt integrated agricultural systems (IAS) as to resolve the […]