Tropical Dry Forests

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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Tropical dry woodland loss in India since 1880 and its relation to current megafauna distributions
Tropical dry woodlands provide ecosystem services to hundreds of millions of people and support high biodiversity. Despite their …
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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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Only one-third of protected areas in the Chaco effectively curb woodland loss, but their impact extends beyond their boundaries
Forests in the tropics and subtropics harbor most of the world’s biodiversity and provide essential services but are under high …
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