Search Results - "M. C. Piccolo"

Mixed plantations can promote microbial integration and soil nitrate increases with changes in the N cycling genes by Rachid, C.T.C.C., Balieiro, F.C., Peixoto, R.S., Pinheiro, Y.A.S., Piccolo, M.C., Chaer, G.M., Rosado, A.S.

“…Mixed-species plantations of Eucalyptus and legume trees can symbiotically fix nitrogen and potentially improve the soil quality and biomass productivity…”
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Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils in the Cerrado region of the Brazilian Amazon by Carvalho, J.L.N., Cerri, C.E.P., Feigl, B.J., Píccolo, M.C., Godinho, V.P., Cerri, C.C.

“…The introduction of crop management practices after conversion of Amazon Cerrado into cropland influences soil C stocks and has direct and indirect…”
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Assessing soil carbon storage rates under no-tillage: Comparing the synchronic and diachronic approaches by Costa Junior, C., Corbeels, M., Bernoux, M., Píccolo, M.C., Siqueira Neto, M., Feigl, B.J., Cerri, C.E.P., Cerri, C.C., Scopel, E., Lal, R.

“…•We compute rates of soil C accumulation under no-tillage management.•We compare both the synchronic and diachronic approach.•More moderate rates of soil C…”
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Soil-atmosphere exchange of nitrous oxide, methane and carbon dioxide in a gradient of elevation in the coastal Brazilian Atlantic forest by Sousa Neto, E., Carmo, J. B., Keller, M., Martins, S. C., Alves, L. F., Vieira, S. A., Piccolo, M. C., Camargo, P., Couto, H. T. Z., Joly, C. A., Martinelli, L. A.

“…Soils of tropical forests are important to the global budgets of greenhouse gases. The Brazilian Atlantic Forest is the second largest tropical moist forest…”
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Influence of land use (savanna, pasture, Eucalyptus plantations) on soil carbon and nitrogen stocks in Brazil by Maquere, V, Laclau, J.P, Bernoux, M, Saint-A.ndre, L, Gonçalves, J.L.M, Cerri, C.C, Piccolo, M.C, Ranger, J

“…In Brazil, most Eucalyptus stands have been planted on Cerrado (shrubby savanna) or on Cerrado converted into pasture. Case studies are needed to assess the…”
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Short and medium-term coastal evolution of Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires province, Argentina by Merlotto, A., Bértola, G. R., Isla, F. I., Cortizo, L. C., Piccolo, M. C.

“…The short and medium-term coastal evolution of Necochea Municipality, Buenos Aires province (Argentina) was studied. The medium-term evolution study was based…”
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Nitrogen stable isotopic composition of leaves and soil: tropical versus temperate forests by Martinelli, L.A, Piccolo, M.C, Townsend, A.R, Vitousek, P.M, Cuevas, E, McDowell, W, Robertson, G.P, Santos, O.C, Treseder, K

“…Several lines of evidence suggest that nitrogen in most tropical forests is relatively more available than N in most temperate forests, and even that it may…”
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Changes of chemical properties in an oxisol after clearing of native Cerrado vegetation for agricultural use in Vilhena, Rondonia State, Brazil by Carvalho, J.L.N., Cerri, C.E.P., Cerri, C.C., Feigl, B.J., Píccolo, M.C., Godinho, V.P., Herpin, U.

“…Native vegetation clearing in the Amazon Cerrado region for agricultural purposes may be modifying soil chemical characteristics. The extent of change depends…”
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Strong winds as driver of surf zooplankton abundance and composition in a temperate sandy beach by Baleani, C.A., Menéndez, M.C., Amodeo, M.R., Piccolo, M.C.

“…This study explores the effect of different wind events (direction and duration) on the surf zone zooplankton community in a temperate sandy beach. Samplings…”
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Nitrous oxide emissions from forests and pastures of various ages in the Brazilian Amazon by Melillo, J. M., Steudler, P. A., Feigl, B. J., Neill, C., Garcia, D., Piccolo, M. C., Cerri, C. C., Tian, H.

“…Nitrous oxide emissions from tropical forest soils are thought to account for 2.2–3.7 Tg N yr−1 of the total annual global production of 10–17 Tg N yr−1…”
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Carbon limitations to nitrous oxide emissions in a humid tropical forest of the Brazilian Amazon by GARCIA-MONTIEL, D. C, MELILLO, J. M, STEUDLER, P. A, CERRI, C. C, PICCOLO, M. C

“…The availability of labile organic C for microbial metabolic processes could be an important factor regulating N^sub 2^O emissions from tropical soils. We…”
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Surface heat exchanges in an estuarine tidal flat (Bahía Blanca estuary, Argentina) by Beigt, D, Piccolo, M C, Perillo, GME

“…The purpose of this article is to provide an analysis of the heat exchanges occurring at a tidal flat of the Bahía Blanca estuary (Argentina). Heat fluxes…”
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Mixed-species plantations of Acacia mangium and Eucalyptus grandis in Brazil 2: Nitrogen accumulation in the stands and biological N2 fixation by BOUILLET, J. P, LACLAU, J. P, GONGALVES, J. L. M, MOREIRA, M. Z, TRIVELIN, P. C. O, JOURDAN, C, SILVA, E. V, PICCOLO, M. C, TSAI, S. M, GALIANA, A

“…The sustainability of plantation forests is closely dependent on soil nitrogen availability in short-rotation forests established on low-fertility soils…”
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Net nitrogen mineralization and net nitrification rates in soils following deforestation for pasture across the southwestern Brazilian Amazon Basin landscape by Neill, C, Piccolo, M.C, Cerri, C.C, Steudler, P.A, Melillo, J.M, Brito, M

“…Previous studies of the effect of tropical forest conversion to cattle pasture on soil N dynamics showed that rates of net N mineralization and net…”
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Border extrapolation using fractal attributes in remote sensing images by Cipolletti, M.P., Delrieux, C.A., Perillo, G.M.E., Piccolo, M.C.

“…In management, monitoring and rational use of natural resources the knowledge of precise and updated information is essential. Satellite images have become an…”
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Nitrogen dynamics in soils of forests and active pastures in the western Brazilian Amazon Basin by Neill, Christopher, Piccolo, Marisa C., Steudler, Paul A., Melillo, Jerry M., Feigl, Brigitte J., Cerri, Carlos C.

“…To investigate the influence of forest conversion to pasture on soil N transformations, we compared soil inorganic-N pools and net mineralization and…”
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Net nitrogen mineralization and net nitrification along a tropical forest-to-pasture chronosequence by Piccolo, M.C. (Universidade de Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, SP (Brazil). Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura), Neill, C, Cerri, C.C

“…Soil inorganic nitrogen pools, net mineralization and net nitrification rates were compared during the dry season along a chronosequence of upland (terra…”
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Utilization of satellite images to understand the dynamics of Pampas shallow lakes by V. S. Aliaga, F. Ferrelli, V. Y. Bohn, M. C. Piccolo

“…The aim of this study was to analyze satellite images of different spatial resolutions to interpret the morphometric behavior of six shallow lakes of the…”
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Nitrogen stable isotopic composition of leaves and soil: Tropical versus temperate forests by Martinelli, La, Piccolo, Mc, Townsend, Ar, Vitousek, Pm, Cuevas, E, Mcdowell, W, Robertson, Gp, Santos, Oc, Treseder, K

“…Several lines of evidence suggest that nitrogen in most tropical forests is relatively more available than N in most temperate forests, and even that it may…”
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Soil heat exchange in Puerto Cuatreros tidal flats, Argentina by D Beigt, MC Píccolo, GM Perillo

“… Some interaction processes at the sediment-water and sediment-atmosphere interfaces were analyzed for each season of the year using mass aerodynamic formulas…”
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