Spatially complex land change: The indirect effect of Brazil's agricultural sector on land use in Amazonia

Global Environmental Change

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-9

  Richards, Peter D ^a   Walker, Robert T ^b   Arima, Eugenio Y ^c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Medical Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Amazon; Brazil; Deforestation; Indirect land use change

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DEFORESTATION; FOREST COVER; INCENTIVE; LAND MARKET; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMAZONIA;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84923265917     PISSN: 09593780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.06.011     Document Type: Article

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