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Massive deforestation found in Brazil's Cerrado
Description: Agricultural expansion in Brazil's Cerrado is quickly chewing up rainforests and savannas - even altering the region's water cycle, a new study finds. The study shows that dramatic deforestation, previously prevalent in the Amazon, has shifted to the neighboring Cerrado, where cropland is rapidly replacing native vegetation. [Source: EurekaAlert!]
URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-04/uov-mdf040116.php
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Source: EurekaAlert!
Publish Date: 6/16/2016
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