During the twentieth century, Amazonia was widely regarded as relatively pristine nature,
little impacted by human history. This view remains popular despite mounting evidence of …

Peatlands offer a series of ecosystem services including carbon storage, biomass
production, and climate regulation. Climate change and rapid land use change are …

Brazil has extensive forests and savannas on deep weathered soils and plays a key role in
the discussions about carbon sequestration, but the distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) …

BACKGROUND Agricultural conservation practices increase total organic carbon storage in
soil (TOCS), a factor that is correlated with the physical and chemical qualities of highly …

Aims We offer a first classification of South Brazilian grasslands (Campos Sulinos) based on
quantitative vegetation data and describing grassland types in terms of dominant and …

The side effect of the expansion of agricultural activities in the Brazilian Cerrado resulted in
a loss of its native vegetation, biodiversity decline, and increasing greenhouse gas …

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 …

Abstract Background The Cerrado of central Brazil—the world's largest Neotropical savanna–
is comprised of a mosaic of highly heterogeneous vegetation growing on an extremely …

The Cerrado biome has become a driving economic force in Brazil, gaining international
attention as the newest and 'final'agriculture frontier of the largest South American country …

Light soils occupy 8% of the Brazilian territory and are especially expressive in the new and
last agricultural frontier in Brazil: the Matopiba region-in the states of Maranhão, Tocantins …