Soil Quality Indexing Strategies for Evaluating Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil

Increasing demand for biofuel has intensified land-use change (LUC) for sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) expansion in Brazil. Assessments of soil quality (SQ) response to this LUC are essential for quantifying and monitoring sustainability of sugarcane production over time. Since there is not a uni...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 3; p. e0150860
Main Authors:	Cherubin, Maurício R., Karlen, Douglas L., Cerri, Carlos E. P., Franco, André L. C., Tormena, Cássio A., Davies, Christian A., Cerri, Carlos C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 03.03.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Acidic soils Acidity Agricultural land Agricultural production Agriculture Agriculture - methods Algorithms Analysis Biofuels Biological activity Biological effects Biological indicators Biology and Life Sciences Biomass Biomass energy Brazil Climate change Conversion Cost-Benefit Analysis cropland data collection Datasets Earth Sciences Ecology and Environmental Sciences Ecosystem Ecosystems Environmental degradation Environmental Monitoring Ethanol expert opinion fauna Food processing industry Fuels Fuzzy sets Geography Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Indicators indigenous species Laboratories Land use land use change Macrofauna Microbial activity Microorganisms Models, Statistical Nonlinear Dynamics Organic carbon Organic soils Pasture pastures People and places pH effects Physical Sciences Principal Component Analysis Principal components analysis protocols Quality Quality assessment Research and Analysis Methods Saccharum - growth & development Saccharum officinarum Social Sciences Soil - chemistry Soil acidity Soil carbon Soil compaction Soil degradation soil organic carbon soil pH Soil properties Soil quality Soil sciences Soil structure Sugarcane Sustainability Vegetation Brazil
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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