Modeling tropical deforestation in the southern Yucatán peninsular region: Comparing survey and satellite data

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 25-46

  Geoghegan, Jacqueline ^a   Villar, Sergio Cortina ^b   Klepeis, Peter ^c   Mendoza, Pedro MacArio ^b   Ogneva Himmelberger, Yelena ^a   Chowdhury, Rinku Roy ^a   Turner II, B L ^a   Vance, Colin ^d  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE CONSERVACIÓN DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD   (Mexico)

^c Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Econometric models; Land use cover change; Mexico; Survey and satellite data; Tropical deforestation

Indexed keywords

DEFORESTATION; LAND USE CHANGE; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING;

MEXICO;

EID: 0034999030     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00201-8     Document Type: Article

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