Relationships between burned area, forest cover loss, and land cover change in the Brazilian Amazon based on satellite data
Fires are used as a tool in the deforestation process. Yet, the relationship between fire and deforestation may vary temporally and spatially depending on the type of deforestation and climatic conditions. This study evaluates spatiotemporal dynamics of deforestation and fire represented by burned a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2015-10-01
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| Series: | Biogeosciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.biogeosciences.net/12/6033/2015/bg-12-6033-2015.pdf |