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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Agronomist (class of 1983) from ESALQ-USP. He holds a master's degree (1989) and a doctorate(1994) both in Soils and Plant Nutrition by ESALQ. Postdoctoral in Soil Geochemistry and Pedogenesis at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) (1997-1999). Full Professor in Pedology at the University of São Paulo since 2007. His experience as a lecturer, researcher and consultant is in Pedology, with an emphasis on Genesis, Morphology and Classification of Soils in different regions of the Brazilian territory, acting mainly on the following themes: soil formation (pedogenesis), soil-landscape relations (pedology -geomorphology-geology), soil micromorphology and soil mineralogy. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Peatlands are wet ecosystems formed by Histosols that account for only 3% of the earth's surface, but store a third of the C stock of all soils. Globally, Histosols are important C sinks formed throughout the Holocene and Late Pleistocene. Water stagnation, nutrient availability, pH and Eh, and the floristic composition of the vegetation that is the parent material of the peat, are factor…
Although intensely studied by pedologists in the tropical region, several questions remain without consistent answers regarding the genesis and morphology of Oxisols. The excessive focus of the pedological investigations in the upper part of these soils, e.g. the control section (200 cm), has systematically left aside the records that may exist of different moments of pedogenesis in these…
In order to understand the effects of anthropogenic carbon emissions and their consequences for climate change, knowledge of past climate is essential as well as the responses of natural ecosystems to a changing climate. The controls on decomposition are a key factor in our understanding of the relationship between SOM and climate. However, the factors that determine carbon stability in s…
The most frequent soils in the coastal plain of the coast of São Paulo Spodosols characterized by intense podzolization and the consequent presence of spodic horizon (Bh or Bhm). The formation of Spodosols, especially with emphasis on molecular characterization of the organic matter (OM) of these soils have been poorly studied in tropical regions with scarcity of detailed studies to asses…
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This project aims to understand the selectivity of dissolved organic matter in the formation of B horizon of Podzols by means of an experiment with columns and the characterization of Podzols of Restiga and Amazônicos using the technique of analytical pyrolysis (Py-GC/MS).
Oxisols and ferralsols have been studied by pedologists in the tropical region. Many of these studies report the development of oxisols in elevated flat area, such as plateaus, and in planing surfaces of different ages and on different geological substrates. However, one aspect remains contradictory in most of these studies: excessive focus on the control section (2 m) in soils that somet…
Ferralsols are the most studied and most representative soils in Brazil. However, several questions remain with no consistent answers about the genesis and morphology of these soils. The excessive focus of the pedological investigations within the control section (200 cm) has systematically left aside the records that may exist of different moments of pedogenesis in these soils and that a…
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Ferruginous duricrusts are ubiquitous in relict paleosurfaces along humid/semi-humid tropical and subtropical zone, such as in South America, India, Africa and Australia. Many of the remnants of relict paleosurfaces are related to the Sulamericana Surface, which are considered to be formed in the Paleogene. However, their chronology was long derived from their location in the landscape an…
Ferruginous duricrusts are ubiquitous in relict paleosurfaces along humid/semi-humid tropical and subtropical zone, such as in South America, India, Africa and Australia. They are often very old and may have been formed since the Late Cretaceous (~ 65 Ma), which characterizes them as a potential marker of paleoclimates and long-term landscape evolution. However, the processes and events r…
The molecular composition of organic matter (OM) in peat and soil supplies information on its sources (plants, charcoal, microbes) and on the extent of decay. Therefore, the molecular composition of soil OM is often used as a proxy for past environmental conditions, or to obtain information on the rate of carbon sequestration that is a crucial element in the global carbon cycle. Character…
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