Land Use and Management on Soil Properties and Processes: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The conversion of natural ecosystems into agricultural production systems with different forms of soil management promotes changes in their physical, chemical, and biological properties and, consequently, in the various biophysical and/or biochemical processes that occur in soils. After land use and land cover changes (LULC), rational land use should be guided by alternatives that allow for adequate management and promote sustainable agriculture. In the first edition of this Special Issue, twelve articles related to this topic were published. However, more efforts are still needed to acquire detailed knowledge of land use/management changes and their effects on the properties and processes of different soil types and regions. In this second Special Issue, we again invite the submission of conceptual, empirical, review, or exploratory articles that contribute to understanding the relationships between LULC and soil properties and processes.

The research topics of interest in this Special Issue are as follows: (i) influences of land cover and land cover changes on soil physical properties; (ii) relationships between land use/management and infiltration, runoff, erodibility, and sediment production; (iii) losses of soil, water, nutrients, and carbon (erosion) due to changes in land cover and management; (iv) effects of different agricultural production systems on soil properties and processes; and (v) environmental applications involving soil properties and processes (modeling, new techniques, and 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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