Crop expansion and conservation priorities in tropical countries.

Expansion of cropland in tropical countries is one of the principal causes of biodiversity loss, and threatens to undermine progress towards meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. To understand this threat better, we analysed data on crop distribution and expansion in 128 tropical countries, assess...

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Main Authors: Ben Phalan, Monika Bertzky, Stuart H M Butchart, Paul F Donald, Jörn P W Scharlemann, Alison J Stattersfield, Andrew Balmford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3541398?pdf=render