The expansion of agriculture in the Brazilian Cerrado biome occurs at the expense of
replacing native forest with pasture and/or crops. Negative environmental impacts, such as …

The continuous use of agricultural inputs for grain, fiber, and energy production in the
Brazilian savannah can increase heavy metal (HM) concentrations in the soils. In this …

Integrated crop, livestock, and forestry systems (iCLF) have been widely heralded as a
sustainable farming method in comparison to conventional pastures. However, intensive soil …

Ants can represent a useful model for studies on the impact of forest fragmentation because
these organisms are found abundantly in soil and plants sensitive to changes in …

O Cerrado é um mosaico vegetacional composto por plantas lenhosas e herbáceas, com
diversificada fisionomia em resposta a sua alta heterogeneidade ambiental. Partindo desta …

Enzyme kinetic parameters provide precise soil quality information about the entire catalytic
process caused by land-use change. This study aimed to determine a mathematical model …

The savanna (Cerrado) of northeastern Brazil has undergone significant transition in land
use to expand agricultural activities. In this region, soils are highly weathered, with …

Many anthropic activities, such as deforestation, agriculture, livestock production, and
urbanization, can negatively affect the Cerrado biodiversity. The intense fragmentation of the …

Soil mites play an essential role in the fragmentation of organic material, which facilitates the
decomposition process by microorganisms and subsequent promotion of soil fertility, play an …

Environmental impacts resulting from Eucalypts cultivation are widely debated and
subordinated to justifications, often fallacious and without a scientific support. It is a fact that …