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 Author(s): TAVARES, P. A.; FERREIRA, J. N.; SILVA, C. V. J.; BERENGUER, E.; BARLOW, J. The Brazilian Amazonian Forest is undergoing significant changes in land use and land cover in the last few decades. This land-use transition, besides climate change, may be responsible for the fire r... ... |
 Author(s): NOOJIPADY, P.; MORTON, D. C.; MACEDO, M. N.; VICTORIA, D. de C.; HUANG, C.; GIBBS, H. K.; BOLFE, E. L. Abstract. Land use, land use change, and forestry accounted for two-thirds of Brazil?s greenhouse gas emissions profile in 2005. Amazon deforestation has declined by more than 80% over the past decade... ... |
 Author(s): COUTINHO, H. L. da C.; TURETTA, A. P. D.; MONTEIRO, J. M. G.; CASTRO, S. S. de; PIETRAFESA, J. P. The sugarcane expansion in Brazil from 1990 to 2015 increased crop area by 135.1%, which represents more than 10 million hectares. Brazilian ethanol production hit a record high in 2015, reaching 30 b... ... |
 Author(s): NOVO, A. L. M.; JANSEN, K.; SLINGERLAND, M. The expansion of sugarcane for biofuels is a highly contentious issue. The growth of sugarcane area has occurred simultaneously with a reduction of dairy production in São Paulo state, the primary pro... ... |
 Author(s): BATISTELLA, M.; VALLADARES, G. S. Land degradation by soil erosion has called attention in tropical developing countries, particularly when natural vegetation is converted to farmland. Thus, the occupation of Brazilian savannas in Wes... ... |
 Author(s): COUTINHO, H. L. C.; TURETTA, A. P. D.; MARTORANO, L. G.; MONTEIRO, J.; SCHULER, A.; MEIRELLES, M. S. P.; SIEBER, S.; VERWEIJ, P.; PEREZ-SOBA, M.; TSCHERNING, K.; HELMING, K.
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 Author(s): BOLFE, E. L.; VICTORIA, D. de C.; SANO, E. E.; SILVA, G. B. S. da; MASSRUHA, S. M. F. S.; OLIVEIRA, A. F. de This study aimed to gather, process, and analyze publicly available databases to generate quantitative and spatial information about the potential of Brazilian degraded pastures for agricultural expan... ... |
 Author(s): MORTON, D. C.; NOOJIPADY, P.; MACEDO, M. M.; GIBBS, H.; VICTORIA, D. de C.; BOLFE, E. L. Agricultural suitability maps are a key input for land use zoning and projections of cropland expansion. Suitability assessments typically consider edaphic conditions, climate, crop characteristics, a... ... |
 Author(s): RAMOS, N. P.; BUSCHINELLI, C. C. de A.; LUCHIARI JUNIOR, A.; PIRES, A. M. M. Sunflower cropped area in Brazil has been showing potential possibilities to be increased in a short period of time for biofuel production. Planning the activities is one of the requirements for the s... ... |
 Author(s): PEREIRA, P. R. M.; BOLFE, E. L.; RODRIGUES, T. C. S.; SANO, E. E. ABSTRACT: The information survey and the land use and land cover (LULC) change monitoring are essential to understand the changes in the landscape and their impacts on the environment. The Brazilian s... ... |
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