Cropland/pastureland dynamics and the slowdown of deforestation in Latin America
Latin America has the planet’s largest land reserves for agriculture and had the most rapid agricultural expansion during the twenty-first century. A large portion of the expansion replaced forests, as shown by many local and regional studies. However, expansion varied regionally and also replaced o...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/3/034017 |