Grace B Alves

@gracebalves
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Physical Geographer | Soil Scientist | Geomorphology & Climate | UFBA | COLAPSO Research Group
Researching tropical landscapes, soil genesis, and semiarid environments.
📍 Salvador, Brazil | 🌐 colapso.ggf.br
Grace B AlvesJun 17, 2025

🎓 How are teacher education programs in Brazil responding to increasing precarization and policy shifts?
This post reflects on recent changes to PIBID and broader impacts on Geography teacher training.
Based on research and teaching experiences at UFBA.

🔗 https://colapso.ggf.br/en/teacher-education-and-pibid-in-times-of-precarization-critical-reflections-and-possible-pathways/

#TeacherEducation #PIBID #Geography #EducationalPolicy #UFBA #CriticalGeography #COLAPSO

Grace B AlvesJun 11, 2025

🔍 What are we studying when we talk about toposequences?

A recent article reviews 1,000+ papers and identifies three main approaches to the term, but only one aligns with its original meaning.

📖 Read the full discussion on the COLAPSO blog:
👉 https://colapso.ggf.br/en/toposequences-what-are-we-really-studying/

#SoilScience #Pedology #Geomorphology #Toposequence #OpenScience #AcademicMastodon

Grace B AlvesJun 3, 2025
What really drives Luvisol formation in tropical drylands?
Not illuviation — but argillation, intensified by rainfall.
New findings from NE Brazil reveal how climate shapes soil mineralogy and structure.
With @gracebalves & team.
🔗 Article: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsames.2024.105197
📝 Blog (EN): https://colapso.ggf.br/en/rain-as-a-driver-of-soil-transformation-in-brazils-semiarid-region/
#SoilScience #Luvisols #Pedogenesis #Semiarid #ClimateAndSoils