Dr. Ademir S. F. Araújo

Dr. Ademir S. F. Araújo Professor of Agronomy Soil Microbiology Universidade Federal do Piauí Campus da Socopo Departamento de Engenharia Agrícola e Solos Teresina - Piauí - Brazil E-mail: asfaruaj@yahoo.com.br DEGREES: B.S. Agronomy, Rural University of Pernambuco, 1998 M.S. Agronomy (Soil Microbiology), University of São Paulo, 2002 Ph.D. Ecology (Soil Ecology), University of São Paulo, 2004 GRANT: - Research Fellow Level 1D (CNPq-Brazil) SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY - Member of Brazilian Soil Science Society: Council of Land Degradation Recovery and Soil Pollution - Member of European Geoscience Union

RESEARCH INTERESTS: Soil Microbial Ecology; Biological Nitrogen Fixation; Soil quality; Soil Pollution and environemtal quality. EXTENSION INTERESTS: Developing indicators and educational aids for farmers for decision about the best soil management aiming the agricultural sustainability. MAJOR PROJECT ACTIVITIES: - Coordinator of two projects about biological indicators of soil quality, granted by CNPq-Brazil and FAPEPI-Brazil. - Coordinator of PRONEX Excelence Project CNPq/FAPEPI. - Member of Editorial Board of Sapiencia, journal of science and technology from FAPEPI. - Member of Editorial Board of Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant, United Kingdon (Global Science Book). - Member of Editorial Board of Brazilian Journal of Agricultural Science. - Coordinator of Research Committee (Agricultural Science Center UFPI). - Reviewer Ad Hoc for France Agency of Research. - Reviewer Ad Hoc for CNPq-Brazil. - Publication of books and chapter of book about soil quality and management in the Brazil and Exterior.

- Conferences in the 24 Brazilian Microbiology Meeting about Soil microbial ecology. - Conferences in the Brazil-UK Soil Quality & Processes about Soil microbial biomass in organic farming. SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (H-index Web of Science 12): Full Papers (last 5 years) ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; EISENHAUER, N. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; CESARZ, S.. SOIL SURFACE-ACTIVE FAUNA IN DEGRADED AND RESTORED LANDS OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL. Land Degradation & Development (Print), v. 26, p. 1-8, 2015. OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MELO, W. J.. CHROMIUM IN SOIL ORGANIC MATTER AND COWPEA AFTER FOUR CONSECUTIVE ANNUAL APPLICATIONS OF COMPOSTED TANNERY SLUDGE. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (Impresso), v. 39, p. 297-302, 2015. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MIRANDA, A. R. L. ; OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; SANTOS, V. M. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J.. Soil microbial properties after 5 years of consecutive amendment with composted tannery sludge. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (Print), v. 187, p. 4153-4160, 2015. RODRIGUES, R. C. ; ARAUJO, R. C. ; COSTA, C. S. ; LIMA, A. J. T. ; OLIVEIRA, M. E. ; CUTRIM JUNIOR, J. A. A. ; SANTOS, F. N. S. ; ARAUJO, J. S. ; SANTOS, V. M. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F.. Soil microbial biomass in an agroforestry system of Northeast Brazil. Tropical Grasslands, v. 3, p. 41-48, 2015. Gonçalves, I.C.R. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J.. Soil microbial biomass after two years of consecutive application. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Impresso), v. 36, p. 35-41, 2014. Gonçalves, I.C.R. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J.. Heavy metals and yield in cowpea cultivated under composted tannery sludge amendment. Acta Scientiarum. Agronomy (Impresso), v. 36, p. 443-448, 2014. SANTOS, J. L. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; MELO, W. J.. Chromium, Cadmium, Nickel and Lead in a Tropical Soil after Three Years of Consecutive Applications of Composted Tannery Sludge. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis, p. 140425110642004-1666,

2014. SILVA, M. D. M. ; BARAJAS-ACEVES, M. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; ARAÚJO, F. F. ; MELO, W. J.. Soil Microbial Biomass after Three Years of Consecutive Composted Tannery Sludge Amendment. Pedosphere, v. 24, p. 469-475, 2014. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; TSAI, S. M. ; DANIEL, C. B. ; CESARZ, S. ; EISENHAUER, N.. Soil bacterial diversity in degraded and restored lands of Northeast Brazil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Gedrukt), v. 106, p. 891-899, 2014. MIRANDA, A. R. L. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; OLIVEIRA, M. L. J. ; MELO, W. J.. Growth and nodulation of cowpea after 5 years of consecutive composted tannery sludge amendment. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 12, p. 1175-1179, 2014. ARAÚJO, F. F. ; REBESCHINI, A. C. ; MAZUCHELLI, R. C. L. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F.. Nitrogen application and inoculation with Rhizobium tropici on common bean in the fall/winter. African Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 9, p. 3156-3163, 2014. CORTEZ, C. T. ; BARBOSA, L. R. ; NUNES, LUÍS ALFREDO PINHEIRO LEAL ; EISENHAUER, N. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F.. Soil microbial properties in Eucalyptus grandis plantations of different ages. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, v. 14, p. 734-742, 2014. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SILVA, M. D. M. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; ARAUJO, F. F. ; DIAS, N. S.. Soil ph, electric conductivity and organic matter after three years of consecutive applications of composted tannery sludge. African Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 8, p. 1204-1208, 2013. SILVA, M. D. M. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. ; SINGH, R. P.. Heavy metals in cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) after tannery sludge compost amendemt. Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research (Print), v. 73, p. 282-287, 2013. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; CESARZ, S. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; DANIEL, C. B. ; TSAI, S. M. ; EISENHAUER, N.. Soil microbial properties and temporal stability in degraded and restored lands of Northeast Brazil. Soil Biology & Biochemistry, p. 175-181, 2013. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; IWATA, B. F. ; LYRA JUNIOR, M. A. ; XAVIER, G. R. ; Figueiredo, M.V.B.. Microbiological process in agroforestry system: a review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, v. 32, p. 215-226, 2012. NUNES, J. S. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; LIMA, L. M. ; Carneiro, R.F.V. ; TSAI, S. M. ; SALVIANO, Adeodato A C. Land Degradation on Soil

Microbial Biomass and Activity in Northeast Brazil. Pedosphere, v. 22, p. 88-95, 2012. SANTOS, Valdinar Bezerra dos ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J.. Soil microbial biomass and organic matter fractions during transition from conventional to organic farming systems. Geoderma (Amsterdam), v. 170, p. 227-231, 2012. SILVA, D. K. A. ; FREITAS, N. O. ; SOUSA, R. G. ; SILVA, F. S. B. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MAIA, L. C.. Soil microbial biomass and activity under natural and regenerated forests and conventional sugarcane plantations in Brazil. Geoderma (Amsterdam), v. 189, p. 257-261, 2012. CARDOZO JUNIOR, F. M. ; Carneiro, R.F.V. ; GOTO, B. T. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; BEZERRA, A. A. C. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in degraded lands in Northeast Brazil. African Journal of Microbiology Research, v. 6, p. 7198-7205, 2012. SANTOS, J. O. ; ANTUNES, J. E. L. ; LYRA, Maria Do Carmo Catanho Pereira de ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; GOMES, Regina Lúcia Ferreira ; LOPES, Ângela Celis de Almeida ; Figueiredo, M.V.B.. Genetic diversity among isolates of Rhizobia from Phaseolus lunatus. Annals of Microbiology, v. 61, p. 437-444, 2011. SANTOS, Joseany de Andrade ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F.. Tannery sludge compost amendment rates on soil microbial biomass of two different soils. European Journal of Soil Biology, p. 146-151, 2011. SINGH, R. P. ; SINGH, P. ; IBRAHIM, H. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SULAIMAN, O.. Management of urban solid waste: Vermicomposting a sustainable option. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, v. 55, p. 719-729, 2011. SANTOS, Joseany de Andrade ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; MELO, W. J. ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. ; SINGH, R. P. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; BEZERRA, A. A. C.. GROWTH, NODULATION AND NITROGEN FIXATION OF COWPEA IN SOILS AMENDED WITH COMPOSTED TAANNERY SLUDGE. Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo (Impresso), v. 35, p. 1865-1871, 2011. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MELO, W. J. ; SINGH, R. P.. Municipal Solid Waste compost in agricultural soil: changes in soil microbial biomass. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio-Technology, v. 9, p. 41-49, 2010. LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; OLIVEIRA, F. C. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; GALVAO, S. R. S. ; LEMOS, J. O. ; SILVA, E. F. L.. Soil organic carbon and biological indicators in an Acrisol under tillage systems and organic management in Northeastern Brazil. Australian Journal of Soil Research, v. 48, p. 258-265, 2010. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SILVA, E. F. L. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; Carneiro, R.F.V..

Effect of converting native Savanna to Eucalyptus grandis forest on soil microbial biomass. Land Degradation & Development (Print), v. 21, p. 540-545, SILVA, J. D. C. ; LEAL, T. T. B. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; ARAUJO, R. M. ; GOMES, Regina Lúcia Ferreira ; MELO, W. J. ; SINGH, R. P.. Effect of different tannery sludge compost amendment rates on growth, biomass accumulation and yield responses of Capsicum plants. Waste Management (Elmsford), v. 30, p. 1976-1980, 2010. ARAÚJO, A. S. F.. Is the microwave irradiation a suitable method for measuring soil microbial biomass?. Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio- Technology, v. 9, p. 317-321, 2010. MM, Lopes ; SALVIANO, Adeodato A C ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; Nunes, L.A.P.L ; OLIVEIRA, M. E.. Changes in soil microbial biomass and activity in different Brazilian pastures. Spanish Journal of Agricultural Research, v. 8, p. 1253-1259, 2010. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; MELO, W. J.. Soil microbial biomass in organic farming system. Ciência Rural (UFSM. Impresso), v. 40, p. 2419-2426, 2010. Gonçalves, I.C.R. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; CARVALHO, Eulália Maria de Souza ; Carneiro, R.F.V.. Effect of paclobutrazol on microbial biomass, respiration and cellulose decomposition in soil.. European Journal of Soil Biology, v. 45, p. 235-238, 2009. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho ; SANTOS, Valdinar Bezerra dos ; Carneiro, R.F.V.. Soil microbial activity in conventional and organic agricultural systems. Sustainability, v. 1, p. 268-276, 2009. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; SANTOS, Valdinar Bezerra dos ; MONTEIRO, Regina Teresa Rosim. Responses of soil microbial biomass and activity for practices of organic and conventional farming systems in Piauí state, Brazil.. European Journal of Soil Biology, v. 44, p. 225-230, 2008. SANTOS, J. O. ; ARAÚJO, A. S. F. ; GOMES, Regina Lúcia Ferreira ; LOPES, Ângela Celis de Almeida ; Figueiredo, M.V.B.. Rhizobia - Phaseolus lunatus symbiosis: Importance and diversity in tropical soils - A review. Dynamic Soil, Dynamic Plant, v. 2, p. 56-60, 2008. Books ARAÚJO, A. S. F. (Org.) ; Figueiredo, M.V.B. (Org.). Microbial ecology of tropical soils. 1. ed. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2010. v. 1. 420 p. ARAÚJO, A. S. F. (Org.) ; LEITE, Luiz Fernando Carvalho (Org.) ; Nunes, L.A.P.L (Org.) ; Carneiro, R.F.V. (Org.). Matéria Organica e Organismos do Solo. Teresina: EDUFPI, 2008. v. 1. 222 p.