An analysis of deforestation patterns in the extractive reserves of Acre, Amazonia from satellite imagery: A landscape ecological approach

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 13-14, 2000, Pages 2555-2570

  Peralta, P ^a   Mather, P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEFORESTATION; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ACRE; AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033900187     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160050110179     Document Type: Article

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