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View article: Bubble Distribution Along Major Rivers in the Amazon During the High‐Water Season
Bubble Distribution Along Major Rivers in the Amazon During the High‐Water Season Open
Ebullition (gas bubbling) from aquatic ecosystems is an important pathway for gas transport from waterbodies to the atmosphere. The spatial and temporal variability of bubbles is typically high and often driven by the distribution of tempo…
View article: International reliance on Brazil’s water through soy and beef supply chains
International reliance on Brazil’s water through soy and beef supply chains Open
As commodities enter supply chains, consumers rely on distant freshwater sources to ensure continued supply. This information often lacks the traceability and granularity required to assess the reliance of supply chains on specific river b…
View article: HarvestStat: a global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data
HarvestStat: a global effort towards open and standardized sub-national agricultural data Open
Agricultural production statistics underpin diverse research efforts and development activities. Yet despite their critical importance, efforts to collate, update, and harmonize detailed sub-national agricultural production statistics are …
View article: Time to recognize the ecosystem service of vegetation-supplied precipitation in management and governance 
Time to recognize the ecosystem service of vegetation-supplied precipitation in management and governance  Open
Globally, 60% of the evaporation from land returns as precipitation over land and a fifth of annual precipitation over land is directly dependent on the presence of vegetation-supplied moisture. In many regions, particularly in dry seasons…
View article: Conserving the Cerrado and Amazon biomes of Brazil protects the soy economy from damaging warming
Conserving the Cerrado and Amazon biomes of Brazil protects the soy economy from damaging warming Open
In tropical regions, widespread loss of native forest and savanna vegetation is increasing extreme heat, particularly in agricultural regions. Using the case of rising extreme heat from lost forest and savanna vegetation in Brazilian Amazo…
View article: The effects of cropping intensity and cropland expansion of Brazilian soybean production on green water flows
The effects of cropping intensity and cropland expansion of Brazilian soybean production on green water flows Open
As land use change alters how green water is appropriated, cropland expansion is instrumental in re-allocating green water towards agriculture. Alongside cropland expansion, agricultural intensification practices modify crop water use and …
View article: Water productivity and footprint of major Brazilian rainfed crops – A spatially explicit analysis of crop management scenarios
Water productivity and footprint of major Brazilian rainfed crops – A spatially explicit analysis of crop management scenarios Open
Green water is a central resource for global agricultural production. Understanding its role is fundamental to design strategies to increase global food and feed production while avoiding further land conversion, and obtaining more crop pe…
View article: On the interactions between land and water use in Brazilian rainfed agriculture
On the interactions between land and water use in Brazilian rainfed agriculture Open
In the coming decades, one of humankind’s main challenges will be to guarantee food supply for a growing population while managing ever more scarce resources, and safeguarding the availability of water and land for natural ecosystems. Braz…
View article: Land use spillovers of bioeconomy-driven trade shocks under imperfect environmental law enforcement
Land use spillovers of bioeconomy-driven trade shocks under imperfect environmental law enforcement Open
Green growth strategies and bioeconomic technological innovation affect global demand and supply of agricultural and forestry-based commodities. What trade-mediated impacts has this fledging transformation on land-use change at ecologicall…
View article: Towards more spatially explicit assessments of virtual water flows: linking local water use and scarcity to global demand of Brazilian farming commodities
Towards more spatially explicit assessments of virtual water flows: linking local water use and scarcity to global demand of Brazilian farming commodities Open
Global consumption of farming commodities is an important driver of water demand in regions of production. This is the case in Brazil, which has emerged as one of the main producers of globally traded farming commodities. Traditional metho…