The false dichotomy between preservation of the natural vegetation and food production in Brazil;A falsa dicotomia entre a preservação da vegetação natural e a produção agropecuária

Biota Neotropica

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 323-330

  Martinelli, Luiz Antonio ^a,b   Joly, Carlos Alfredo ^c   Nobre, Carlos Afonso ^d   Sparovek, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian forest code; Environmental law; Food; Land use; Preservation

Indexed keywords

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SACCHARUM;

EID: 79952308145     PISSN: 16786424     EISSN: 16760611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-06032010000400036     Document Type: Article

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