Land-use change affects water recycling in Brazil's last agricultural frontier

Historically, conservation‐oriented research and policy in Brazil have focused on Amazon deforestation, but a majority of Brazil's deforestation and agricultural expansion has occurred in the neighboring Cerrado biome, a biodiversity hotspot comprised of dry forests, woodland savannas, and gras...

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Published in:	Global change biology Vol. 22; no. 10; pp. 3405 - 3413
Main Authors:	Spera, Stephanie A., Galford, Gillian L., Coe, Michael T., Macedo, Marcia N., Mustard, John F.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.10.2016
Subjects:	Agricultural expansion Agricultural land Agricultural production Agriculture Biodiversity Biodiversity hot spots Brazil Cerrado climate Climate change Conservation of Natural Resources corn cropland Cropping systems Deforestation Double cropping Dry forests ecosystems Evapotranspiration Forests Grasslands Growing season Hydrologic cycle land cover Land use land use change landscapes Matopiba Natural vegetation Rainfed farming Rainy season Recycling Remote sensing savannas Soybeans Water Water content Water resources management Water reuse wet season Woodlands Brazil, Amazon R Brazil agriculture land-use change remote sensing evapotranspiration Cerrado Matopiba deforestation
ISSN:	1354-1013, 1365-2486, 1365-2486
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