Email: pedromar@nmsu.edu
Phone:
USDA-ARS-Jornada Experimental Range
P.O. Box 30003, MSC 3JER, NMSU
Las Cruces, NM 88003
- Post-doctoral Soil Scientist
Primary Research Interests:
- Pedology (soil genesis, morphology, and classification)
- Geomorphology and landscape evolution
- Spatial distribution of soil properties and processes
- Soil organic matter dynamics
Professional Experience:
- 2022 to present - USDA-ARS, Jornada Experimental Range, Post-doctoral Soil Scientist
- 2017 to 2022 - Oregon State University, Department of Crop and Soil Science, Graduate Teaching Assistant
- 2015 - Federal University of Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM) in Brazil, Instructor of Geography
- 2008 to 2011 - Walm Engenharia (Environmental Consulting Firm in Brazil), Geographer
Publications:
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=5uHj9E8AAAAJ&hl=en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pedro-Martinez-17
2022
Martinez P; Silva LC, Calegari MR, Camargo PB, Vidal-Torrado P, Kleber M. 2022. Carbon stocks in umbric ferralsols driven by plant productivity and geomorphic processes, not by mineral protection. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. 47:491-508. https://doi.org/10.1002/esp.5262
Nascimento DL, Martinez P, Batezelli A, Ladeira F, Corrêa L. 2022 From the micromorphology of paleoweathering fronts to paleoenvironmental analysis: A case study of the Cretaceous dune fields of Sanfranciscana Basin, Brazil. Catena. 211:e106008. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2021.106008
2021
Martinez P, Buurman P, Nascimento DL, Almquist V, Vidal-Torrado P. 2021. Substantial changes in podzol morphology after tree‐roots modify soil porosity and hydrology in a tropical coastal rainforest. Plant and Soil. 463:77-95. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-021-04896-y
2020
Martinez P, Souza IF, 2020. Genesis of pseudo-sand structure in Oxisols from Brazil – A review. Geoderma Regional. p.e00292. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geodrs.2020.e00292
2019
Martinez P, Buurman P, Lopes-Mazzetto JM, Nascimento DL, Vidal-Torrado P. 2019. Podzolisation preserves ichnofossils constructed by ghost shrimp. Catena. 180:110-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2019.04.021
2018
Martinez P, Buurman P, Lopes-Mazzetto JM., Giannini PCF, Schellekens J, Vidal-Torrado P. 2018. Geomorphological control on podzolisation – An example from a tropical barrier island. Geomorphology. 309:86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.02.030
Lopes-Mazzetto JM, Buurman P, Schellekens J, Martinez P, Vidal-Torrado P. 2018. Soil morphology related to hydrology and degradation in tropical coastal podzols (SE Brazil). Catena. 162:1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2017.11.007
Education:
- 2022 - Ph.D. in Soil Science. Oregon State University
- 2015 - M.S. in Soils and Plant Nutrition. University of São Paulo, Brazil
- 2010 - Specialization in Soil Management. University of São Paulo, Brazil
- 2008 - B.S. in Geography. University of São Paulo, Brazil