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Reassessing the role of cattle and pasture in Brazil’s deforestation: A response to “fire, deforestation, and livestock: When the smoke clears”

França, Filipe, Solar, Ricardo, Lees, Alexander C., Martins, Lucas Pereira, Berenguer, Erika, Barlow, Jos·2021·Land Use Policy
DOI 10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105195
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Authors
França, F., Solar, R., Lees, A. C., Martins, L. P., Berenguer, E., & Barlow, J.
Affiliations
  • Lancaster University (GB)
  • Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (BR)
  • Manchester Metropolitan University (GB)
  • University of Canterbury (NZ)
  • Universidade Federal de Lavras (BR)
Corresponding author
França, Filipe
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Venue
Land Use Policy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-09
Volume
108
Pages
105195
ISSN
0264-8377 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.landusepol.2020.105195
OpenAlex
W3166661347
Cited by
44
References
1
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FWCI
2.57
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Land Use Policy (publishedVersion)
  • e-space (Manchester Metropolitan University) (acceptedVersion)
  • Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) (acceptedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • Bristol Research (University of Bristol) (submittedVersion)
  • Explore Bristol Research (submittedVersion)
Funders
Natural Environment Research Council (NE/F01614X/1, NE/P004512/1)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
Keywords
deforestation, cattle ranching, pasture expansion, beef production, Amazon, land use change, forest conversion, Brazilian biomes, data reanalysis, livestock exports

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