Land degradation mapping in the MATOPIBA region (Brazil) using remote sensing data and decision-tree analysis

RMSP Vieira, J Tomasella, AA Barbosa… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The expansion of agricultural activities in Brazil resulted in a loss of approximately 50% of
the native vegetation of the Cerrado biome, mainly to the north of the biome in a region …

Agricultural expansion in the Brazilian Cerrado: Increased soil and nutrient losses and decreased agricultural productivity

L Gomes, SJC Simões, EL Dalla Nora… - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
While food and nutrition security are issues that national and international organizations are
tackling, one of the central problems often overlooked is the essential role of soils in …

Soil losses in the State of Rondônia, Brazil

GHE Lense, TC Parreiras, V Spalevic, JC Avanzi… - Ciência Rural, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
In the state of Rondônia, deforestation, and inadequate soil use and management have
intensified the water erosion process, causing degradation of agricultural land. Modeling is a …

Estimation and assessment of water erosion in the Peixe Angical basin, Brazil

DP Cardoso, WP dos Santos, SHG Silva… - Journal of South …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water erosion causes the displacement of soil particles from higher to lower elevations, and
this process intensifies when land use and vegetation cover change, such as through the …

Estimating environmental vulnerability in the Cerrado with machine learning and Twitter data

D Luo, MM Caldas, DG Goodin - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Estimating vulnerability is critical to understand human-induced influenceimpacts on the
environmental system. The purpose of the current study was to integrate machine learning …

Assessment of soil loss susceptibility in geodetic landmarks for the past and future climate change scenarios

LN da Silveira, VF Nascimento, F Casagrande… - Journal of South …, 2023 - Elsevier
Geodetic landmarks (GLs) are essential for obtaining precise height, horizontal coordinates,
and the Earth's gravity field. This study aims to assess the soil susceptibility of GLs for past …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the Global Sensitivity of RUSLE Factors: A Case Study of Southern Bahia, Brazil

M François, CA Gordon, U Costa de Oliveira… - Soil Systems, 2024 - mdpi.com
Global sensitivity analysis (GSA) of the revised universal soil loss equation (RUSLE) factors
is in its infancy but is crucial to rank the importance of each factor in terms of its non-linear …

Quantifying Soil Loss in the Brazilian Savanna Ecosystem: Current Rates and Anticipated Impact of Climate Changes

D Schwamback, AR Amorim Brandão… - Land Degradation & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Brazilian Savanna (Cerrado) is the second‐largest South American biome
that corresponds to almost two‐third of the national agricultural production. Extensive …

[PDF][PDF] Susceptibilidade à erosão, perda de solos e vulnerabilidade natural na bacia do Médio Rio Araguaia-Brasil.

ACA MELO, GM Bettiol, LB de ALBUQUERQUE… - 2023 - researchgate.net
As alterações antrópicas no meio ambiente têm promovido a redução dos espaços naturais,
agravando os problemas ambientais e comprometendo a sustentabilidade dos …

Propriedades físico-químicas de solos com diferentes teores de matéria orgânica nas regiões de montanha no nordeste de Portugal

KRB Pereira - 2019 - search.proquest.com
O solo é um recurso natural imprescindível para o desenvolvimento dos seres vivos e de
inúmeras atividades antrópicas. Para além disso, possui papel fundamental na prestação …