Human pressure on ecosystems has undesirable impacts on human well-being. After the
Millennium Project, much interdisciplinary research has been developed worldwide aiming …

The lack of robust scientific data still hinders estimates of soil and plant carbon (C) losses
due to land-use changes in most dry tropical ecosystems. The present study investigated the …

Aim Riparian zones are highly complex ecosystems, located on the banks of water bodies,
with a fundamental role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES). This study …

Background Soil animal communities include more than 40 higher-order taxa, representing
over 23% of all described species. These animals have a wide range of feeding sources and …

Given the influence of edaphic macrofauna in the physical, chemical, and biological
processes that sustain the organic matter cycle in the soil of tropical ecosystems, this study …

Soil macrofauna is an important indicator of soil quality, as it is sensitive to changes in the
environment as a result of soil management, which includes soil chemical and physical …

Este estudo tem como objetivo avaliar, de forma qualitativa, a prestação de serviços
ecossistêmicos (SE) por tipo de sistemas agroflorestais (SAF) a partir de uma base de sete …

The objective of this study was to analyze the biological contribution to macroaggregate
formation under cocoa agroforestry systems, as well as to evaluate the potential of …

The use of agroforestry systems (AFS) for the recovery of degraded lands allows the
diversification of biomass production and can increase the ecological, economic and social …

O objetivo deste trabalho foi caracterizar a macrofauna edáfica em sistemas de produção de
grãos sob plantio direto e convencional no Sudoeste do Piauí, na região de Matopiba …