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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences· 2013Q1

Recent land use change in the Western Corn Belt threatens grasslands and wetlands

Christopher K. Wright, Michael C. Wimberly

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In the Western Corn Belt, a recent doubling in commodity prices has driven a significant conversion of grasslands to corn and soybean crops, resulting in a loss of nearly 530,000 hectares of grass-dominated land between 2006 and 2011.

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Field: Agronomy and Crop Science

Agronomy and Crop ScienceAgricultural and Biological Sciences