Land Cover and Land Use Change in the US Prairie Pothole Region Using the USDA Cropland Data Layer
The Prairie Pothole Region (PPR) is a biotically important region of grassland, wetland, and cropland that traverses the Canada-US border. Significant amounts of grasslands and wetlands within the PPR have been converted to croplands in recent years due to increasing demand for biofuels. We characte...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-05-01
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Series: | Land |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/9/5/166 |