Newton La Scala

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive review of the state-of-the-knowledge and the main advances made thus far in the sugarcane sector is presented, where the authors review the major environmental impacts of rapidly expanding sugarcANE plantations on the land use change and its competition with food production, as well as those associated with sugarcaine cultivation in Brazil.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focused on the change in greenhouse gas balance from the conversion of sugarcane areas from burned to green harvest, considering both agricultural and mobile sources, and showed that N synthetic fertilizer and burning of residues are responsible for the higher emissions observed in green and burned areas, with 1167.6 and 941.0 kg CO2equiv.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied temporal and spatial variation of soil CO2 efflux in a water-limited Mediterranean ecosystem in Baja California, Mexico, and found that during the dry season high soil volumetric water content (VWC) was associated with high soil CO 2 efflux, and during the wet season the emergence of a hot spot of soil co-flow is associated with higher root biomass and leaf area index, indicating that sampling designs should accommodate for changes in spatial dependence of measured variables.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance and the C footprint of beef cattle (fattening cycle) in three contrasting production scenarios on the Brachiaria pasture in Brazil.

TL;DR: The SCOPE Series Volume 71 as mentioned in this paper brings together the essential scientific evidence and policy opportunities regarding the global importance of soil carbon, including research and policy implications, and summarizes the key messages of the assessment.