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Region IV, Chile. Dense dryland vegetation was extensively deforested in historical times for mining, agriculture and grazing. Wood is still a common fuel for rural communities, who keep a low income activity based on rainfed agriculture on hillslopes and on unmanned grazing. The use of these resources is proportional to the fluctuating rainfall, which maximizes the stress on the environment.


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VI Framework Program
Global Change and Ecosystems
Coordinating CSIC
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
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