Holds a degree (1991) in Agronomy from the Federal University of Lavras - ESAL/UFLA, a Master's degree in Agronomy (Soils and Plant Nutrition) from ESAL/UFLA (1994), and a Doctorate in Agronomy (Soils and Plant Nutrition) from UFLA (1997). Post-Doctorate at Lancaster University - Lancaster Environment Centre, UK (2019). Was a Researcher II at EMBRAPA/CNPS from 1994 to 1997, working in the area of Soil and Water Management and Conservation. In 1997, he joined UFLA as an Assistant Professor I, assigned to the Department of Soil Science - DCS, in the Soil and Water Physics and Conservation Sector - SFCSA. Currently, he is a Full Professor, teaching the subjects of Soil and Water Physics and Conservation, Soil and Water Conservation, Teaching Internship, Advanced Research, Supervised Research, Sustainable Management and Conservation of Soil and Water, and Special Topics in Soil Science and Environmental Sustainability, in both undergraduate and graduate programs.
EDUCATION
Agricultural Engineer with a PhD in Soil Science
RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS
Soil Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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Scholar Citations
51
Scholar h-index
173
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Effect of cover crop management system on olive orchards: Soil morphological and micromorphological alterations EM Severo, GMH Severo, PAJ Jimenez, YL Zinn, BM Silva, JC Avanzi, ... Catena 268, 110021 , 2026 2026
Spatial Distribution and Geostatistical Prediction of Microplastic Abundance in a Micro-Watershed with Tropical Soils in Southeastern Brazil JJ Arévalo-Hernández, ADB De Brito, JD Scalon, MLN Silva Agronomy 15 (12), 2862 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
Soil Quality Indicators and Water Erosion in Olive Groves ( Olea europaea L.) Under Different Vegetation Cover Management LC Brito, EM Severo, PAJ Jimenez, AO Silva, JC Avanzi, D Santos, ... Soil Systems 9 (3), 96 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
3.1 Transcriptomic analysis of the mussel Mytilus gallo-provincialis exposed to environmental contaminants S Copeto, IJ Ferreira, S Duarte, L Vieira, J Ferrão, M Silva, M Diniz, ... From Biomarkers to Transcriptomics: Assessing the Impact of PFOA, TBBPA, and … , 2025 2025
Assessment of Soil Microplastics and Their Relation to Soil and Terrain Attributes Under Different Land Uses JJ Arévalo-Hernández, EM Severo, ADB de Brito, D Tassinari, MLN Silva AgriEngineering 7 (9), 281 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Soil aggregates stability as indicator of soil crust susceptibility in southern Mali using different methodological approaches PAJ Jimenez, EM Severo, ME Serafim, BM Medeiros, BM Silva, JC Avanzi, ... Geoderma Regional, e00995 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Plastic Debrisin Agroecosystems: Distribution andAbundance Patterns, and Relationship with Terrain Characteristicsin Southeastern Brazil JJ Arévalo-Hernández, AB de Brito, JC Avanzi, MA Cirillo, MLN Silva Figshare , 2025 2025
Plastic debris in agroecosystems: Distribution and abundance patterns, and relationship with terrain characteristics in southeastern Brazil JJ Arévalo-Hernández, A Barrera de Brito, JC Avanzi, MA Cirillo, ... ACS omega 10 (18), 18457-18469 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
UAV-based soil water erosion monitoring: Current status and trends BM Medeiros, B Cândido, PAJ Jimenez, JC Avanzi, MLN Silva Drones 9 (4), 305 , 2025 2025 Citations: 21
A Method for the Extraction and Analysis of Microplastics from Tropical Agricultural Soils in Southeastern Brazil JJ Arevalo-Hernandez, AD Barrera de Brito, N Curi, JC Avanzi, MLN Silva Soil Systems 9 (2), 34 , 2025 2025 Citations: 5
Extended pharmacological thromboprophylaxis and clinically relevant venous thromboembolism after major abdominal and pelvic surgery: International, prospective, propensity … British Journal of Surgery 112 (3), znaf005 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Preserving Agricultural Diversity: Comprehensive Characterisation of the Local Reineta de Fontanelas Apple Cultivar. Horticulturae 2025, 11, 1542 EM Gonçalves, M Silva, M Lageiro, LC Roseiro, A Soares, C Ramos, ... 2025
Reagent efficiency and analytical sensitivity optimization for a reliable SARS-CoV-2 pool-based testing strategy JP Miranda Marín, J Osorio, M Silva, C Silva, V Madrid, R Camponovo, ... 2025
Remote sensing approaches for monitoring erosion-degraded areas in mali, Africa BM Medeiros, MLN Silva, BM Cândido, JC Avanzi, D Tassinari, GA Ferraz, ... 2025
Macro e microplástico no solo: abundância, caracterização, identificação e interações sob diferentes usos do solo em uma sub-bacia agrícola JJ Arévalo-Hernández, MLN Silva, EJ Bonfleur, AAP Bueno, JC Avanzi, ... 2025
RASTREAMENTO DOS RISCOS EM PORTADORES DE DIABETES MELLITUS: UMA REVISÃO DE LITERATURA M VIEIRA, D LUZ, M SILVA, A SOUZA, MRA CASIMIRO IBERO-AMERICANA DE HUMANIDADES, CIÊNCIAS E EDUCAÇÃO Учредители: Revista … , 2025 2025
Factors governing crusting formation in soils in Southern Mali, West Africa: Evaluation of susceptibility indices PAJ Jimenez, EM de Oliveira, BM Medeiros, EJA Borghi, YL Zinn, ... Catena 248, 108581 , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
The delineation of management zones using soil quality indices for the cultivation of irrigated rice (Oryza sativa L.) in Huila, Colombia JJ Arévalo-Hernández, EM de Oliveira, DC Polanía-Montiel, ALL Solano, ... Geoderma Regional 39, e00886 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Estimation and assessment of water erosion in the Peixe Angical basin, Brazil DP Cardoso, WP dos Santos, SHG Silva, MN Merlo, SF Acuña-Guzman, ... Journal of South American Earth Sciences 149, 105235 , 2024 2024 Citations: 4
Using Machine Learning to Propose a Qualitative Classification of Risk of Soil Erosion DP Cardoso, PC Ossani, MA Cirillo, MLN Silva, JC Avanzi AgriEngineering 6 (4), 4280-4293 , 2024 2024 Citations: 3
MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Potencial de sequestro de carbono em diferentes biomas do Brasil JLN Carvalho, JC Avanzi, MLN Silva, CR Mello, CEP Cerri Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 34, 277-290 , 2010 2010 Citations: 310
On the evaluation of soil erosion models: Are we doing enough? PVG Batista, J Davies, MLN Silva, JN Quinton Earth-Science Reviews 197, 102898 , 2019 2019 Citations: 309
Estoque de carbono e nitrogênio e formas de nitrogênio mineral em um solo submetido a diferentes sistemas de manejo AF d'Andréa, MLN Silva, N Curi, LRG Guilherme Pesquisa agropecuária brasileira 39 (2), 179-186 , 2004 2004 Citations: 207
Resistência à penetração e permeabilidade de Latossolo Vermelho distrófico típico sob sistemas de manejo na região dos cerrados AN Beutler, MLN Silva, N Curi, MM Ferreira, JC Cruz, IA Pereira Filho Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 25, 167-177 , 2001 2001 Citations: 190
Fetal cardiac dysfunction in preterm premature rupture of membranes R Romero, J Espinoza, LF Goncalves, R Gomez, L Medina, M Silva, ... The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 16 (3), 146-157 , 2004 2004 Citations: 182
Atributos biológicos indicadores da qualidade do solo em sistemas de manejo na região do cerrado no sul do estado de Goiás AF D'Andréa, MLN Silva, N Curi, JO Siqueira, MAC Carneiro Revista Brasileira de Ciência do solo 26, 913-923 , 2002 2002 Citations: 177
Biomassa e atividade microbiana em solo sob diferentes sistemas de manejo na região fisiográfica Campos das Vertentes-MG RR Silva, MLN Silva, EL Cardoso, FMS Moreira, N Curi, AMT Alovisi Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 34, 1584-1592 , 2010 2010 Citations: 141
Erosividade da chuva e erodibilidade de Cambissolo e Latossolo na região de Lavras, sul de Minas Gerais AM Silva, MLN Silva, N Curi, JC Avanzi, MM Ferreira Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 33, 1811-1820 , 2009 2009 Citations: 122
Veredas do triângulo mineiro: solos, água e uso MVV Ramos, N Curi, PEF Motta, ACT Vitorino, MM Ferreira, MLN Silva Ciência e Agrotecnologia 30 (2), 283-293 , 2006 2006 Citations: 122
Perdas de solo, água, nutrientes e carbono orgânico em Cambissolo e Latossolo sob chuva natural AM Silva, MLN Silva, N Curi, JM Lima, JC Avanzi, MM Ferreira Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 40 (12), 1223-1230 , 2005 2005 Citations: 121
Thiamine deficiency, oxidative metabolic pathways and ethanol-induced neurotoxicity: how poor nutrition contributes to the alcoholic syndrome, as Marchiafava–Bignami disease LMP Fernandes, FR Bezerra, MC Monteiro, ML Silva, FR De Oliveira, ... European journal of clinical nutrition 71 (5), 580-586 , 2017 2017 Citations: 111
Modelling spatially distributed soil losses and sediment yield in the upper Grande River Basin-Brazil PVG Batista, MLN Silva, BPC Silva, N Curi, IT Bueno, FWA Júnior, ... Catena 157, 139-150 , 2017 2017 Citations: 94
Perdas de solo e água por erosão hídrica em sistemas florestais na região de Aracruz (ES) SG Martins, MLN Silva, N Curi, MM Ferreira, S Fonseca, J Marques Revista brasileira de ciência do solo 27 (3), 395-403 , 2003 2003 Citations: 94
Sistemas de manejo e qualidade estrutural de Latossolo Roxo MLN Silva, N Curi, P Blancaneaux Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira 35 (12), 2485-2492 , 2000 2000 Citations: 90
Atributos biológicos indicadores da qualidade do solo em pastagem cultivada e nativa no Pantanal EL Cardoso, MLN Silva, FMS Moreira, N Curi Pesquisa agropecuária brasileira 44, 631-637 , 2009 2009 Citations: 89
Development of topographic factor modeling for application in soil erosion models DAF de Freitas Soil processes and current trends in quality assessment, 111 , 2013 2013 Citations: 86
Plantas de cobertura no controle das perdas de solo, água e nutrientes por erosão hídrica DP Cardoso, MLN Silva, GJ Carvalho, DAF Freitas, JC Avanzi Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental 16 (6), 632-638 , 2012 2012 Citations: 81
Qualidade química e física do solo sob vegetação arbórea nativa e pastagens no Pantanal Sul-Mato-Grossense EL Cardoso, MLN Silva, N Curi, MM Ferreira, DAF Freitas Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo 35 (2), 613-622 , 2011 2011 Citations: 80
Fator cobertura e manejo do solo e perdas de solo e água em cultivo de eucalipto e em Mata Atlântica nos Tabuleiros Costeiros do estado do Espírito Santo SG Martins, MLN Silva, JC Avanzi, N Curi, S Fonseca Scientia Forestalis 38 (87), 517-526 , 2010 2010 Citations: 79
Estoques de carbono e nitrogênio em solo sob florestas nativas e pastagens no bioma Pantanal EL Cardoso, MLN Silva, CA Silva, N Curi, DAF Freitas Pesquisa agropecuária brasileira 45 (9), 1028-1035 , 2010 2010 Citations: 78
