The symbiotic association between the coral animal and its endosymbiotic dinoflagellate
partner Symbiodinium is central to the success of corals. However, an array of other …

Soil Health refers to the ecological equilibrium and the functionality of a soil and its capacity
to maintain a well balanced ecosystem with high biodiversity above and below surface, and …

Background Mangroves are transitional coastal ecosystems in tropical and sub-tropical
regions and represent biologically important and productive ecosystems. Despite their great …

An interpretative framework for microbial biomass C (MBC), basal respiration, and the
activity of soil enzymes cellulase, β‐glucosidase, arylsulfatase, and acid phosphatase was …

Relationships between a soil quality index (SQI FERTBIO) and soil functions with both
relative cumulative grain yields (RCY) and soil organic carbon (SOC), were evaluated in a …

Brazil is the largest exporter and the second-largest beef producer in the world. The
country's biggest challenge has been to increase the production capacity of soils in an …

Natural scrublands in semi-arid deserts are increasingly being converted into fields. This
results in losses of characteristic flora and fauna, and may also affect microbial diversity. In …

Soil microbial communities are key indicators of changes in soil quality caused by crop**
systems. Although there are studies that prove that coffee agroforestry systems increase or …

Enzymatic activity is a useful indicator for the evaluation of soil biological components.
However, a detailed analysis of such indicators in Brazilian soils is lacking. In this study, the …

Abstract The Brazilian Savanna, also known as “Cerrado”, is the richest and most diverse
savanna in the world and has been ranked as one of the main hotspots of biodiversity. The …