Land Use and Management on Soil Properties and Processes

Dear Colleagues,

The conversion of natural ecosystems into agricultural production systems with different forms of soil management promote changes in their physical, chemical and biological properties and, consequently, in the various biophysical and/or biochemical processes that occur in soils. After changes in land use/land cover (LULC), the rational use of this finite natural resource (soil) must be guided by the search for technological alternatives that allow adequate management and, consequently, promote sustainable agriculture. Although many scientists have worked on related topics, more efforts are still needed to acquire detailed knowledge of soil use/management change and its effects on soil properties and processes.

In this Special Issue, we invite conceptual, empirical, review or exploratory papers that contribute to our understanding of the relationships between LULC, and soil proprieties and processes. Research themes may include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Influences of changes in cover and management on physical soil properties;
• Relationships between soil use/management with infiltration, surface runoff, erodibility and sediment production;
• Losses of soil, water, nutrients and carbon (erosion) due to changes in soil cover and management;
• Effects of different agricultural production systems on soil properties and processes;
• Environmental applications involving soil properties and processes (modeling, new techniques, big data analysis).  

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Adilson Pacheco De Souza
Dr. Frederico Terra De Almeida
Guest Editors

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