Soil Chronicles: A Visual Journey Across Mexican Ecoregions

Zusatztext

The book aims to reveal Mexicos soil diversity, land-use systems, and current degradation problems through images that illustrate the diversity of soils' environmental, social, and economic conditions. As a country of contrasts, the main challenge is integrating the diversity of socioecological conditions around the nation; for this reason, the book provides an overview of soil landscapes in seven ecological regions delimitated by their location, geological elements, landforms, soils, vegetation, climate, fauna, and human interactions with their environment. The book was achieved thanks to top researchers who collaborated with their work. The scientific editors intend that this volume take place in scientific literature as an instrument for disseminating Soil Science, a tool for reflection about soil degradation problems, and for questions about how human activity impacts the environment and the sustainability of the land-use systems in Mexico and worldwide.

Autorenportrait

Dr. Blanca Lucía Prado Pano Ph.D. Hydrology, Joseph Fourier University, France Blanca is a Biochemical Engineer that has developed her research career in the Soil and Environment group at the Institute of Geology at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. She is particularly interested in studying the regulation of water movement due to the structure and porosity of the soil. Since 2021, she has been the first coordinator of the University Program for Interdisciplinary Soil Studies, where she has dedicated to building a strong relationship between government, science, and society to promote soil sustainable management and conservation. Dr. Thalita Abbruzzini Ph.D. Soil Science, Sao Paulo University, Brazil Thalita is an Agronomist, which did her Master's and PhD in Soil and Plant Nutrition in the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Currently, she is a Posdoctoral Researcher Fellow in the Institute of Geology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her research focuses on soil biogeochemistry, soil organic matter dynamics, greenhouse gas emissions in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and sustainable soil management. Dr. Laura Rodríguez Bustos Ph. D. Sustainability Sciences. Laura is a researcher in Sustainability Science. She mainly studies the interfaces between farmers decision-making processes, sustainable soil management, and food environments. She is a postdoctoral researcher associated with the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan.

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