Tancredo Souza is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Soils and Rural Engineering, Federal University of Paraiba, Areia, Paraíba, Brazil. His research focuses on the effects of land use on the diversity of soil organisms in tropical and subtropical ecosystems. He is particularly interested in plant-soil interactions, the ecology of mycorrhizal fungi, and biogeochemistry. Additionally, he has expertise in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi taxonomy and soil ecology. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy, a Master's degree in Soil and Water Management and Conservation, and a Ph.D. in Soil Sciences from the Federal University of Paraíba, Brazil, and the University of Coimbra, Portugal.