The potential for sugarcane ethanol from Brazil to mitigate GHG emissions is undeniable,
but the way that ethanol is produced during the agricultural and industrial phases will …

Climate change is turning formerly pristine ecosystems into ever-changing states, causing
major disturbance and biodiversity loss. Such impacted marine ecosystems and organisms …

Soil carbon (C) sequestration has been considered as a tool for mitigating increased
atmospheric CO 2. The soil C sink can be increased by the use of no-tillage, cover crops …

Our knowledge of the rhizosphere bacterial communities in deep soils and the role of
Eucalyptus and Acacia on the structure of these communities remains very limited. In this …

Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus and legume trees can symbiotically fix nitrogen and
potentially improve the soil quality and biomass productivity compared with a conventional …

Historical data of land use change (LUC) indicated that the sugarcane expansion has mainly
displaced pasture areas in Central–Southern Brazil, globally the largest producer, and that …

Savannas cover at least 13% of the global terrestrial surface and are often nutrient limited,
especially by nitrogen. To gain a better understanding of their microbial diversity and the …

Background The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most important biodiversity reservoirs in the
world. The sugarcane cultivation is expanding in this biome and necessitates the study of …

Nitrous oxide (N 2 O) is the main greenhouse gas emitted from farming systems and is
associated with nitrogen (N) fertilizer application as well as decomposition of organic matter …

Land-use changes (LUC) are one of most significant global change processes of the current
era, with noticeable consequences on habitat loss, due mainly to agricultural expansion and …