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Land Use and Management on Soil Properties and Processes

A special issue of Soil Systems (ISSN 2571-8789).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 6955

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Adilson Pacheco De Souza

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Institute of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop 78557-287, MG, Brazil
Interests: agricultural sciences; environmental sciences; water and soil conservation; hydrology; environmental monitoring
Dr. Frederico Terra De Almeida

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Institute of Agrarian and Environmental Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Sinop 78557-287, MG, Brazil
Interests: water and soil engineering; water resources; erosion and sedimentation; hydrology; remote sensing

Special Issue Information

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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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1800 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • soil management
  • water and soil engineering
  • sustainable agriculture
  • environmental sciences
  • knowledge, use and conservation of natural resources soil physical properties
  • soil degradation
  • soil management
  • water management
  • water and soil conservation
  • soil erosion
  • sustainable agriculture (cover crops, rotation crops, tillage)
  • land use and land cover (LULC)
  • integrated production systems

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Water Infiltration in Different Soil Covers and Management in the Cerrado–Amazon Ecotone, Brazil
by Marco Aurélio Barbosa Alves, Daniela Roberta Borella, Rhavel Salviano Dias Paulista, Frederico Terra de Almeida, Adilson Pacheco de Souza and Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho
Soil Syst. 2024, 8(1), 31; https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8010031 - 08 Mar 2024
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Soil water infiltration is an important component of the hydrological cycle, and it is best evaluated when the raindrop impacts the ground surface. For this reason, it is affected by changes in land use and land cover and by the characteristics and physical–hydric [...] Read more.
Soil water infiltration is an important component of the hydrological cycle, and it is best evaluated when the raindrop impacts the ground surface. For this reason, it is affected by changes in land use and land cover and by the characteristics and physical–hydric properties of the soil. This study aimed to evaluate soil water infiltration in areas occupied by annual crops (soybean and corn) and pastures in two watersheds of the Teles Pires River-MT, using simulated rainfall, physical models, and principal component analysis. Infiltration rates were evaluated based on simulated rainfall with an average intensity of 75 mm h−1, with four repetitions per region (upper, middle, and lower) of the hydrographic sub-basins of the Caiabi and Renato rivers, and soil use with cover, without cover, and disturbed. Soil tillage provided higher water infiltration rates into the soil, especially in pasture areas in the two hydrographic sub-basins. There were significant adjustments to the mathematical models based on the infiltration rate data for all land use and land cover conditions. The soil attributes that most interfered with the infiltration rate were microporosity, bulk density, and total porosity in the crop areas of the middle Caiabi and microporosity, clay content, total porosity, and silt content in the areas farming at the source of the Renato River. The Horton and Philip models presented the best adjustments in the hydrographic sub-basins of the Caiabi and Renato Rivers, which are recommended for estimating the water infiltration rate into the soil in different uses, coverages, and regions. Full article
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Possible Integration of Soil Information into Land Degradation Analysis for the United Nations (UN) Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Concept: A Case Study of the Contiguous United States of America (USA)
by Elena A. Mikhailova, Hamdi A. Zurqani, Lili Lin, Zhenbang Hao, Christopher J. Post, Mark A. Schlautman and George B. Shepherd
Soil Syst. 2024, 8(1), 27; https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8010027 - 27 Feb 2024
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Soil makes important contributions to the United Nations (UN) Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) concept and targets; however, currently, soil is not integrated into measurable information (e.g., indicators, metrics) to monitor land degradation (LD) patterns and trends. This study examines the role of soil [...] Read more.
Soil makes important contributions to the United Nations (UN) Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) concept and targets; however, currently, soil is not integrated into measurable information (e.g., indicators, metrics) to monitor land degradation (LD) patterns and trends. This study examines the role of soil in LDN in the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 15: Life on Land). This study is specifically focused on the LDN and biodiversity loss as they relate to an indicator 15.3.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area. Tracking of LD status can be improved by using detailed soils databases combined with satellite-derived land cover maps. This study has applied these newly improved methods to quantify and map the anthropogenic LD status and trends in the contiguous United States of America (USA), as well as to identify potential land areas for nature-based solutions (NBS) to compensate for LD. Anthropogenic LD in 2016 in the contiguous USA affected over two million square kilometers, about one-third of the country’s total area, with high variability by state. Between 2001 and 2016, LD in the USA showed an overall increase of 1.5%, with some states exhibiting increases in degraded land while other states had overall improvements to their land. All ten soil orders present in the contiguous USA have been anthropogenically degraded, with Mollisols, Alfisols, and Vertisols having the highest LD levels. Compensating for LD requires a variety of strategies and measures (e.g., NBS), which often require additional land. In 2016, the potential land area for NBS was over two million square kilometers, an area approximately equal to that of degraded land. Some of the states that have high proportions of land available for potential NBS are dominated by soils (Aridisols) typical of deserts and therefore may have less promise for NBS. The variability of LD needs to be evaluated at finer spatial scales for realistic LDN analysis. Full article
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Effects of Agricultural Expansion on Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks in the Amazon Deforestation Arc
by Jorge Cardoso de Azevedo, Abmael da Silva Cardoso, Nauara Moura Lage Filho, Cristian Faturi, Thiago Carvalho da Silva, Felipe Nogueira Domingues, Vladimir Eliodoro Costa, Ana Cláudia Ruggieri, Ricardo Andrade Reis and Aníbal Coutinho do Rêgo
Soil Syst. 2024, 8(1), 25; https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems8010025 - 19 Feb 2024
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Typical successions in land use affect the dynamics of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in the soil. This study aimed to determine the effects of land use change on soil organic carbon and N content and stocks in pastures, crops, and forests in [...] Read more.
Typical successions in land use affect the dynamics of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) in the soil. This study aimed to determine the effects of land use change on soil organic carbon and N content and stocks in pastures, crops, and forests in the Amazon. Soil C and N stocks were assessed at depths of 30 and 100 cm to determine 13C isotopic abundance. The concentrations of C and N in crops were lower (p < 0.05) than those in other land use types. Soil organic C and soil N stocks for pasture (67.6, 144.8, 5.7, and 13.3) and forest (77.1, 137.5, 6.3, and 13.8) systems were similar, but greater than those of the crop area (36.4, 63.9, 3.0, and 6.0), regardless of depth (30 and 100 cm for C and N). Land use change for pastures in the Arc of Deforestation region of the Amazon maintains SOC and N stocks in the soil and is more sustainable than the agricultural system with black pepper, as long as the conditions of soil, climate, and cultivation are similar. Part of the C3-derived carbon from the forest was replaced by C4-derived C from grasses at soil depths up to 100 cm. Full article
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Effects of Land Use on Soil Physical-Hydric Attributes in Two Watersheds in the Southern Amazon, Brazil
by Francielli Aloisio Moratelli, Marco Aurélio Barbosa Alves, Daniela Roberta Borella, Aline Kraeski, Frederico Terra de Almeida, Cornélio Alberto Zolin, Aaron Kinyu Hoshide and Adilson Pacheco de Souza
Soil Syst. 2023, 7(4), 103; https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7040103 - 14 Nov 2023
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Changes in land use can cause degradation of soil physical quality with negative effects on the environment and agricultural production. The effects of different land uses on soil physical-hydric attributes were studied in the Renato River and Caiabi River watersheds in the southern [...] Read more.
Changes in land use can cause degradation of soil physical quality with negative effects on the environment and agricultural production. The effects of different land uses on soil physical-hydric attributes were studied in the Renato River and Caiabi River watersheds in the southern Brazilian Amazon. Three conditions of land use were evaluated: native forest, crops, and pasture in the headwater, middle, and mouth of each watershed. Particle size, particle density, bulk density, total porosity, macroporosity, microporosity, water contents at field capacity and permanent wilting point, and available water capacity in soil were evaluated in three soil layers down to 0.4 m. Data collected were subjected to the Kruskal–Wallis nonparametric test and Pearson’s correlations. Multivariate analyses were also performed using the principal component method. In the Renato watershed, in comparison with native forest, conventional management of pasture and crops caused soil physical degradation, increasing soil density in the surface layer and reducing macroporosity and total porosity. In the Caiabi watershed, converting native forest areas into pasture and crops altered water quality, influencing the water dynamics in the soil, by reducing soil water conductivity. Soil attributes varied by watershed, with texture variations between the headwater and mouth, indicating that changes in soil properties result from both management and the granulometric composition of the soil in different regions of the same watershed. Adoption of crop and pasture conservation practices can improve soil physical attributes in regions bordering agricultural areas in the southern Amazon. Full article
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Soil and Water Losses with Simulated Rainfall Considering Experimental Plots and Rainfall Patterns
by Daniel Fonseca de Carvalho, Amanda Sales Alves, Pietro Menezes Sanchez Macedo, Paulo Tarso Sanches de Oliveira and Nivaldo Schultz
Soil Syst. 2023, 7(4), 87; https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems7040087 - 17 Oct 2023
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Rainfall simulators are important pieces of equipment to investigate hydrological processes and soil erosion. Here, we investigated the operational characteristics, the rainfall characteristics, and the soil erosion process under collecting plots and rainfall patterns using the InfiAsper simulator. We evaluated the standard plot [...] Read more.
Rainfall simulators are important pieces of equipment to investigate hydrological processes and soil erosion. Here, we investigated the operational characteristics, the rainfall characteristics, and the soil erosion process under collecting plots and rainfall patterns using the InfiAsper simulator. We evaluated the standard plot of the simulator in a rectangular shape (1.0 × 0.7 m), as well as a circular plot (0.8 m diameter), and four precipitation patterns, characterized as advanced (AV), intermediate (IN), delayed (DL), and constant (CT). In the laboratory, uniformity and water consumption tests were carried out for shutter-disk rotations from 138 to 804 rpm, and in the field, simulated rains were applied on a Dystric Acrisol. Rains with different patterns were simulated and presented a uniformity coefficient above 83% for the circular plot and 78.2% for the rectangular plot. The soil erosion varied as a function of the precipitation patterns and, to a lesser extent, according to the shape of the experimental plot. However, runoff and soil loss in AV were 2.1 and 3.5 times greater when using a circular plot. Concerning IN and DL, the length of the rectangular plot may have influenced the formation of small furrows throughout most of the simulated rainfall event, providing greater runoff (13.1 mm) and soil loss (13.6 g m−2). The results obtained are promising, but plots with different shapes associated with rainfall patterns simulated by InfiAsper must be evaluated in other classes and soil use and cover conditions. Full article
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