Characterizing historical (1992–2010) transitions between grassland and cropland in mainland France through mining land-cover survey data

Grassland, as one of the largest ecosystems on the earth, supports various goods and services to humanity. Historically, humans have increased agricultural output primarily by cropland expansion and agricultural intensification. The cropland area was primarily gained at the expense of grassland and...

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Published in:	Journal of Integrative Agriculture
Main Authors:	Ying Xiao, Catherine Mignolet, Jean-François Mari, Marc Benoît
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2015-08-01
Subjects:	conversion crop sequence patterns land-cover survey agricultural land-use change
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311915611030