Highway paving in the southwestern Amazon alters long-term trends and drivers of regional vegetation dynamics
Infrastructure development, specifically road paving, contributes socio-economic benefits to society worldwide. However, detrimental environmental effects of road paving have been documented, most notably increased deforestation. Beyond deforestation, we hypothesize that road paving introduces “unse...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Heliyon |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017328530 |