Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon
Deforestation in the Amazon region has suggested to influence precipitation in a non-linear way. Here, the authors show that forest loss is associated with decreasing precipitation after a scale-dependent threshold is crossed, which can cause stress on agriculture if deforestation is expanded.
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Autores principales: | Argemiro Teixeira Leite-Filho, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Juliana Leroy Davis, Gabriel Medeiros Abrahão, Jan Börner |
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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/a80c2f577e2f496ab8f1af16cf0eaf35 |
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