A disappearing biome? Reconsidering land-cover change in the Brazilian savanna

Geographical Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-111

  Jepson, Wendy ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Cerrado; Environmental policy; Land cover change; Remote sensing; Tropical savanna

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA;

BRAZIL; MATO GROSSO; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 22144451429     PISSN: 00167398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2005.00153.x     Document Type: Article

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