Cerrado deforestation threatens regional climate and water availability for agriculture and ecosystems

The Brazilian Cerrado is one of the most biodiverse savannas in the world, yet 46% of its original cover has been cleared to make way for crops and pastures. These extensive land‐use transitions (LUTs) are expected to influence regional climate by reducing evapotranspiration (ET), increasing land su...

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Published in:	Global change biology Vol. 28; no. 22; pp. 6807 - 6822
Main Authors:	Rodrigues, Ariane A., Macedo, Marcia N., Silvério, Divino V., Maracahipes, Leandro, Coe, Michael T., Brando, Paulo M., Shimbo, Julia Z., Rajão, Raoni, Soares‐Filho, Britaldo, Bustamante, Mercedes M. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2022
Subjects:	Agricultural ecosystems Agricultural land Annual Biodiversity Biological Sciences cerrado climate Climate change conservation cropland Deforestation Drying ecosystem services ecosystems Evapotranspiration Forest Code Gases global change Global climate Grasslands Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases indigenous species Land cover Land surface temperature Land use land use and land cover maps land use change Mean MODIS Pasture pastures Policies Regression analysis remote sensing Restoration savanna Savannahs soybean expansion Surface temperature Water availability Water reuse Cerrado Biome
ISSN:	1354-1013, 1365-2486, 1365-2486
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