Chaco

Mapping the geography of livestock systems in South America’s dry diagonal

Livestock production is a major driver of global environmental change, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity loss, …

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Fire dynamics in the South American Chaco and their link to agriculture and drought
Fire is a key process in tropical dry woodlands and savannahs, shaping their vegetation and ecological functioning. Yet, fires in these …
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Commodity frontiers expand more slowly into tropical forests where forest smallholders are present

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The expansion of commodity agriculture into tropical forests leads to major …

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Quantifying the Spatial Footprint of Agriculture-Driven Edge Effects in a Global Deforestation Hotspot
Tropical dry forests are under high and rising pressure from agricultural expansion, resulting in widespread forest conversion and …
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Diversity Loss and Homogenization in Snake Communities in a Deforestation Hotspot
Aim: Agricultural expansion into tropical forests causes massive biodiversity loss. However, existing knowledge about these losses is …
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Capturing the multidimensionality of land-use agents in a deforestation hotspot
Given increasing recognition that strategies to transition to sustainable land use should be context specific, structuring the …
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Impacts of agricultural expansion on the resource availability of forest-dependent Indigenous communities in the Dry Chaco
Agricultural expansion into tropical and subtropical forests threatens forest-dependent communities by disrupting their access to vital …
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Uncovering patterns of cattle intensification across South America's dry diagonal

Where cattle production expands into natural ecosystems, it typically leads to stark social–ecological impacts, including greenhouse …

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Revealing land control dynamics in emerging agricultural frontiers
The expansion of commodity agriculture into tropical and subtropical woodlands degrades ecosystem functionality, biodiversity, and the …
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Attributing deforestation-driven biodiversity decline in the Gran Chaco to agricultural commodity supply chains
Agricultural expansion is one of the principal drivers of biodiversity loss globally. Attributing biodiversity loss to domestically …
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