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Predicting Amazon Deforestation through the deterninants of demand for agricultural land
(Escola de Pós-Graduação em Economia da FGV, 1996-04-25)
This paper develops a model of deforestation pressure in the Amazon. It is based on the determinants of demand for agricultural land, i.e. the interactions between population dynamics, urbanization and the growth of local ...
Environmental predictors of forest change: An analysis of natural predisposition to deforestation in the tropical Andes region, Peru
(Elsevier Ltd, 2018-02)
The spatial patterns of deforestation are usually non-randomly distributed across the landscape. While anthropogenically driven processes are often addressed in land-use regulation policies and deforestation research, less ...
Deforestation increases the abundance of rodents and their ectoparasites in the Lacandon forest, Southern Mexico
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2023)
The role of soybean production as an underlying driver of deforestation in the South American Chaco
(Elsevier, 2017-07)
South America's tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and soybean production both drive these forest losses, but their relative importance remains ...
Using indicators of deforestation and land-use dynamics to support conservation strategies: A case study of central Rondonia, Brazil
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2009)
In Rondonia State, Brazil, settlement processes have cleared 68,000 km 2 of tropical forests since the 1970s. The intensity of deforestation has differed by region depending on driving factors like roads and economic ...
The role of soybean production as an underlying driver of deforestation in the South American Chaco
(2017-07)
South America’s tropical dry forests and savannas are under increasing pressure from agricultural expansion. Cattle ranching and soybean production both drive these forest losses, but their relative importance remains ...
Germination and initial growth of tree seedlings on deforested and natural forest soil at Dulhazara, Bangladesh
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2012)