At the margins: agriculture, subsidies and the shifting fate of North America’s native grassland

Using a unique time series of aerial photographs from 1936 to 2006, the authors argue that understanding rates at which marginal lands in the Great Plains are used for cultivation since the Great Depression requires understanding the interacting dynamics of demography, technology and policy.

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Sylvester, K. M.
 Gutmann, M. P.
 Brown, D. G.
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Sylvester, K. M., M. P. Gutmann and D. G. Brown. 2016. At the margins: agriculture, subsidies and the shifting fate of North America’s native grassland. Population and Environment 37(3): 362-390.

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Journal Article
Publication year: 
2016
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