Forest disappearance by firewood consumption in the Amazon estuary

Deforestation of flooded (várzea) and non-flooded (terra firme) forests caused by firewood consumption at tile factories (olaria) was investigated in Abaetetuba Island at the Amazon estuary. Várzea is spatially limited, the area is only 3% of the whole Amazon, however, it is heavily influenced by hu...

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Main Authors: Tsuchiya, Akio, Hiraoka, Mario
Format: Others
Language:Español
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Centro de Investigación en Geografía Aplicada 2014
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Online Access:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/espacioydesarrollo/article/view/8059/8353
http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/119290