Michael Thomas Coe

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Projetos de pesquisa

• 2017 - Atual

  Intensification in the world's largest agricultural frontier: Reconciling food production,energy generation, and environmental integrity in a changing climate, Descrição: This project investigates how water and energy may be affected by, and potentially limit, further agricultural intensification in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes. The project will consist of three main parts. The first part will be farm-scale field experiments to evaluate how more intensive crop management influences emissions of greenhouse gases from soils, water quality and habitats in streams, and demands for energy. The second part will investigate how the distributions of crops within this agricultural frontier region respond to farm management decisions, government policies, global greenhouse gas concentrations, and climate. The final part will use computer models to investigate the potential responses of the food production system, the water cycle, and energy use and demand to changing climate and different potential pathways of agricultural intensification. This proposal addresses the globally important issue of how to conserve the rich biodiversity of Amazon forests and Cerrado woodlands, maintain a stable climate, and contribute to global food security. It will provide new knowledge about the implications of the intensification of soybeans and other crops for regional climate, the quality of water and stream habitats in tropical watersheds, and energy production. , Situação: Em andamento; Natureza: Pesquisa. , Integrantes: Michael Thomas Coe - Coordenador / NEILL, CHRISTOPHER - Integrante / SILVÉRIO, DIVINO - Integrante / BRANDO, PAULO M - Integrante / CASTANHO, ANDREA - Integrante / DEEGAN, LINDA A. - Integrante / MACEDO, MARCIA - Integrante / Ludmila Rattis - Integrante., Financiador(es): National Science Foundation - Auxílio financeiro.

• 2014 - 2014

  Agricultural Expansion in the Brazilian Cerrado and Consequences for the Water Cycle, Descrição: J William Fulbright Brazil Scientific Mobility Program Distinguished Chair Scholarship: The cerrado is the second largest biome of tropical South America, the most biodiverse savanna on earth, and has been subjected to massive deforestation. How this deforestation effects the hydrology and ecology of this region remains understudied. In this project, building upon significant existing collaborations with colleagues in Brazil, the changes to the water balance that have occurred throughout the cerrado as a result of land cover change in the last 40 years and the scale of future changes that may occur under various governance scenarios will be studied. These findings are crucial because the large changes in the water cycle that occur with deforestation lead to significant alteration of soil moisture, stream flow, and can ultimately reduce rainfall not only in the cerrado, but also in the Amazon forest downwind. This research will help quantify the impacts of individual landowner decisions on the hydrology of the cerrado and develop strategies for reduction or mitigation of the impacts of future changes.. , Situação: Concluído; Natureza: Pesquisa. , Integrantes: Michael Thomas Coe - Coordenador / FERREIRA, LAERTE G. - Integrante., Financiador(es): Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - Bolsa.

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