Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon

Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon

Deforestation in the Amazon region has suggested to influence precipitation in a non-linear way. Here, the authors show that forest loss is associated with decreasing precipitation after a scale-dependent threshold is crossed, which can cause stress on agriculture if deforestation is expanded.

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Main Authors: Argemiro Teixeira Leite-Filho, Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho, Juliana Leroy Davis, Gabriel Medeiros Abrahão, Jan Börner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22840-7
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spelling doaj-a80c2f577e2f496ab8f1af16cf0eaf352021-05-11T14:48:26ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232021-05-011211710.1038/s41467-021-22840-7Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian AmazonArgemiro Teixeira Leite-Filho0Britaldo Silveira Soares-Filho1Juliana Leroy Davis2Gabriel Medeiros Abrahão3Jan Börner4Centre for Remote Sensing, Federal University of Minas GeraisCentre for Remote Sensing, Federal University of Minas GeraisCentre for Remote Sensing, Federal University of Minas GeraisDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, Federal University of ViçosaCentre for Development Research, University of BonnDeforestation in the Amazon region has suggested to influence precipitation in a non-linear way. Here, the authors show that forest loss is associated with decreasing precipitation after a scale-dependent threshold is crossed, which can cause stress on agriculture if deforestation is expanded.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22840-7
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Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon
Nature Communications
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title_short Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon
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title_full_unstemmed Deforestation reduces rainfall and agricultural revenues in the Brazilian Amazon
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description Deforestation in the Amazon region has suggested to influence precipitation in a non-linear way. Here, the authors show that forest loss is associated with decreasing precipitation after a scale-dependent threshold is crossed, which can cause stress on agriculture if deforestation is expanded.
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