Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries
Land cover divergences across international borders reflect how country-level policies influence ecological footprints on the landscape. We identified 30 abrupt transboundary divergences across the globe, with major land cover differences despite similar ecological conditions. Divergences were sign...
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| author | H. Ricardo Grau N. Ignacio Gasparri Ezequiel Aráoz T. Michell Aide María Piquer Rodríguez |
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Land cover divergences across international borders reflect how country-level policies influence ecological footprints on the landscape. We identified 30 abrupt transboundary divergences across the globe, with major land cover differences despite similar ecological conditions. Divergences were significantly associated with differences in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between countries, not with demographic differences. In mountains, unsuitable for mechanized agriculture, wealthier countries have higher forest cover and urbanization, suggesting advanced ‘forest transitions’. Lowlands with rainfed agricultural potential showed more agriculture development on the wealthier side of the border, except when the country´s economy was not based on agriculture. In drylands, wealthier countries showed much more irrigation-based agriculture. Despite globalization, transboundary divergences are unlikely to disappear and may even intensify, thus meriting increased research attention as a distinctive feature of Anthropocene ecology.
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| spelling | doaj.art-53c6af56c63544d79c2171e5e024b7122023-11-09T21:28:30ZengAsociación Argentina de EcologíaEcología Austral0327-54771667-782X2022-05-0132210.25260/EA.22.32.2.1.1868Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetriesH. Ricardo Grau0N. Ignacio Gasparri1Ezequiel Aráoz2T. Michell Aide3María Piquer Rodríguez4Instituto de Ecología Regional (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán - CONICET). Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Tucumán, ArgentinaInstituto de Ecología Regional (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán - CONICET). Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Tucumán, ArgentinaInstituto de Ecología Regional (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán - CONICET). Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán. Tucumán, ArgentinaDepartamento de Biología, Universidad de Puerto Rico. Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto RicoInstituto de Ecología Regional (Universidad Nacional de Tucumán - CONICET). Yerba Buena, Tucumán, Argentina. Institute of Geographical Sciences, Freie Universitat. Berlin, Germany Land cover divergences across international borders reflect how country-level policies influence ecological footprints on the landscape. We identified 30 abrupt transboundary divergences across the globe, with major land cover differences despite similar ecological conditions. Divergences were significantly associated with differences in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) between countries, not with demographic differences. In mountains, unsuitable for mechanized agriculture, wealthier countries have higher forest cover and urbanization, suggesting advanced ‘forest transitions’. Lowlands with rainfed agricultural potential showed more agriculture development on the wealthier side of the border, except when the country´s economy was not based on agriculture. In drylands, wealthier countries showed much more irrigation-based agriculture. Despite globalization, transboundary divergences are unlikely to disappear and may even intensify, thus meriting increased research attention as a distinctive feature of Anthropocene ecology. https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1868agriculture expansiondeforestationforest transitionland coverland usetransnational comparisons |
| spellingShingle | H. Ricardo Grau N. Ignacio Gasparri Ezequiel Aráoz T. Michell Aide María Piquer Rodríguez Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries Ecología Austral agriculture expansion deforestation forest transition land cover land use transnational comparisons |
| title | Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries |
| title_full | Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries |
| title_fullStr | Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries |
| title_short | Landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries |
| title_sort | landscape divergence associated with international borders and economic asymmetries |
| topic | agriculture expansion deforestation forest transition land cover land use transnational comparisons |
| url | https://ojs.ecologiaaustral.com.ar/index.php/Ecologia_Austral/article/view/1868 |
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