Water Appropriation on the Agricultural Frontier in Western Bahia and Its Contribution to Streamflow Reduction: Revisiting the Debate in the Brazilian Cerrado

Water Appropriation on the Agricultural Frontier in Western Bahia and Its Contribution to Streamflow Reduction: Revisiting the Debate in the Brazilian Cerrado

Over the last three decades, almost half of the Brazilian tropical savanna (Cerrado biome) has been converted into cropland and planted pastures. This study aims to understand the implications of the expansion of the agricultural frontier for water resources in western Bahia state. We use an interdi...

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Main Authors: Andréa Leme da Silva, Saulo Aires de Souza, Osmar Coelho Filho, Ludivine Eloy, Yuri Botelho Salmona, Carlos José Sousa Passos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-04-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
hydrology analysis
agribusiness
smallholder communities
water appropriation
western Bahia
Corrente River basin
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/8/1054

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