Land cover change and environmental quality assessment using GIS techniques - a case study in Brazilian Southeastern region for the period 1988 - 2003

Land cover change and environmental quality assessment using GIS techniques - a case study in Brazilian Southeastern region for the period 1988 - 2003

A close relation exists between the land cover situation and the environmental conditions of local wildlife species. This paper aimed to analyze the alterations of the land cover in two periods (1988 / 1995 and 1995 / 2003) regarding changes or persistence of the each land cover class and habitat as...

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Main Author: Alexandre Marco da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2010-08-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
Subjects:
land cover change
habitat quality assessment
biodiversity
landscape ecology
Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/360

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