The Caatinga biome covers an area of 844,453 km 2 and has enormous endemic
biodiversity, with unique characteristics that make it an exclusive Brazilian biome. It falls …

Purpose The long-term use of manure as a source of nutrients can promote phosphorus (P)
leaching, especially in sandy soils. The aim was to evaluate P mobility from organic and …

Soils comprise a huge fraction of the world's biodiversity, contributing to several crucial
ecosystem functions. However, how the forest-to-pasture conversion impact soil bacterial …

Long-term irrigation in semi-arid regions leads to shifts in the soil moisture regime, affecting
soil attributes and pedogenesis. Drylands are expected to increase worldwide, possibly …

Abstract Characterization of the soil solution is of fundamental importance for monitoring
plant nutrient availability, environmental contamination, and evaluation of salt-affected soils …

The CO2 emission from the soil surface, commonly referred to as soil CO2 efflux (ECO2) or
soil respiration, is the sum of processes that include root respiration and microbial activity …

El extremo Norte de Minas Gerais se encuentra en una banda ecotonal ubicada entre los
biomas Cerrado y Caatinga. Es en este escenario marcado por la abundancia de diversas …

Um dos principais fatores de produção para as culturas é a disponibilidade de água no
solo, de forma que a quantificação das entradas e saídas dessa água, por meio do método …

Planosols, such as those found on the Borborema Plateau, NE Brazil, form an important
class of moderately weathered soils that support subsistence agriculture in underdeveloped …

Soil respiration (Rs), or soil CO 2 efflux, is the largest carbon flux from ecosystems to the
atmosphere; it is an order of magnitude greater than that released by human activity, and is …