Spatial near future modeling of land use and land cover changes in the temperate forests of Mexico

The loss of temperate forests of Mexico has continued in recent decades despite wide recognition of their importance to maintaining biodiversity. This study analyzes land use/land cover change scenarios, using satellite images from the Landsat sensor. Images corresponded to the years 1990, 2005 and...

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Main Authors: Jesús A. Prieto-Amparán, Federico Villarreal-Guerrero, Martin Martínez-Salvador, Carlos Manjarrez-Domínguez, Griselda Vázquez-Quintero, Alfredo Pinedo-Alvarez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6617.pdf