A matrix clustering method to explore patterns of land-cover transitions in satellite-derived maps of the Brazilian Amazon

Changes in land-use systems in tropical regions, including deforestation, are a key challenge for global sustainability because of their huge impacts on green-house gas emissions, local climate and biodiversity. However, the dynamics of land-use and land-cover change in regions of frontier expansion...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F. Müller-Hansen, M. F. Cardoso, E. L. Dalla-Nora, J. F. Donges, J. Heitzig, J. Kurths, K. Thonicke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2017-02-01
Series:Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics
Online Access:http://www.nonlin-processes-geophys.net/24/113/2017/npg-24-113-2017.pdf