Alterations in land uses based on amendments to the Brazilian Forest Law and their influences on water quality of a watershed

The amendments to the Forest Law proposed by the Brazilian government that allow partial substitution of forested areas by agricultural activities raised deep concern about the integrity of aquatic ecosystems. To assess the impacts of this alteration in land uses on the watershed, diffuse loads of t...

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Main Authors: JL. Rodrigues-Filho, RM. Degani, FS. Soares, NA. Periotto, FP. Blanco, DS. Abe, T. Matsumura-Tundisi, JE. Tundisi, JG. Tundisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Internacional de Ecologia
Series:Brazilian Journal of Biology
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