Effects of deforestation and expansion of agriculture in Peruvian highland jungle
In her dissertation "Environmental effects of agricultural expansion in the upper Amazon -- a study of river basin geochemistry, hydrochemistry, and farmers´ perceptions," Lina Lindell, a researcher in environmental science at Linnaeus University in Sweden, examines the geochemical status of the natural environment in the Amazonas Region, and to what extent it has been impacted by deforestation and altered land use.
