The term hotspots of subterranean biodiversity has been used to define subterranean
habitats with an arbitrary cutoff of twenty or more obligate stygobitic and troglobitic species …

The campo rupestre is a Neotropical OCBIL (old, climatically buffered infertile landscape), a
grassy-shrub vegetation with high species richness and endemism, characterized by rocky …

Brazil hosts an extensive coastal area, marked by a great diversity of geoenvironments. The
present study evaluated the role of geoclimatic factors in the geochemistry of mangrove soils …

Background Isolated monoliths of granitic and/or gneissic rock rising abruptly from the
surrounding landscape are known as inselbergs. Dome-shaped inselbergs are common …

Topography is one of the key factors controlling soil erosion and redistribution of pedogenic
material along slope. Land cover change can have an accelerating or retarding impact on …

The Midwest region in Brazil has the largest and most recent agricultural frontier in the
country where there is no currently detailed soil information to support the agricultural …

Soil color and mineralogy are used as diagnostic criteria to distinguish different soil types. In
the literature, 350–2500 nm spectra were successfully used to predict soil color and …

Quick, reliable and accurate estimates of soil water content (SWC) at intermediate (slope) to
larger scale (catchment) are important for understanding hydrological processes and may …

Cultural ecosystem services (CES) include non-material values such as recreation, aesthetic
enjoyment, and spiritual fulfilment. Such values are culturally specific, and frequently difficult …

Arsenic accumulation in the environment poses ecological and human health risks. A
greater knowledge about soil total As content variability and its main drivers is strategic for …