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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Auteurs principaux: Argemiro Teixeira Leite-Filho, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Juliana Leroy Davis, Gabriel Medeiros Abrahão, Jan Börner
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/a80c2f577e2f496ab8f1af16cf0eaf35
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